Hostile press coverage aimed at the Labour Party at the 2019 election was more than double the intensity found during 2017’s poll, according to a study of the two campaigns. “This level of negativity towards Labour was far from ‘business as usual’,” the researchers said in a summary of their findings. “Press hostility to Labour in 2019 was more than double the levels identified in 2017. Big beasts lose their seats: Prominent MPs gone in election Show all 10 left Created with Sketch. All opposition parties were portrayed negatively, with only the ruling Tories portrayed in a positive light.

Source: The Times December 21, 2019 10:03 UTC