Labour strategists will cling to the idea that the turnaround was driven mainly by Brexit and to some extent it was. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Jill Mortimer in Hartlepool, Country Durham, todayHowever, the Tories' worst enemy now would be complacency. Yes, this was a seminal night but also the ideal time for Mr Johnson to fight a by-election. Mr Johnson must now guide the economy, predicted to grow at its fastest peacetime rate in nearly a century, through a turbulent Covid recovery. In a little under two years, Mr Johnson has miraculously remodelled not just his party but his country.

Source: Daily Mail May 07, 2021 23:07 UTC