FINANCIAL TIMES: Can the Brexit party beat Labour in Hartlepool stronghold?

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“There are not that many Labour Leavers left, because an awful lot of them already went over to the Tories in the 2017 election,” said Rob Ford, a professor of politics at Manchester university. “The majority of Labour voters are Remainers, even in Leave seats. If Labour loses Hartlepool, it will likely be because Labour Remainers change their vote to the Liberal Democrats.”