Labour voters should throw their weight behind the Liberal Democrat candidate in the North Shropshire by-election in order to oust the Tories, according to Guardian analysis. Polling now shows that the Tories are on track to lose 77 seats in the next election, and could even lose a few before then if voters band together. That is why North Shropshire’s Labour voters ought to set aside their tribal loyalty and back the Lib Dem candidate.”Yesterday a councillor and deputy mayor in North Shropshire defected from the Conservatives ten days before a crunch by-election in the seat. Whittle said he could not “possibly back a candidate from Birmingham who has zero knowledge of North Shropshire and the challenges our community faces”. Related: Tories on track to lose 77 seats in next election – Electoral Calculus

Source: The Guardian December 07, 2021 20:01 UTC