Liam Byrne knows he is fighting a tough battle that could prove transformative in rebuilding Labour’s fortunes. But the Birmingham Hodge Hill MP is optimistic about his chances to seize the mayoralty from Tory incumbent Andy Street. Mr Byrne said Labour voters may have backed the Tories at the last election but many are wavering. “We know that we are not only fighting for this role here, we are fighting for the Labour Party nationally," he said. “The feeling is they have had a difficult campaign as Andy Street isn’t a Tory in the conventional sense,” one party source said.

Source: Daily Mirror May 01, 2021 08:00 UTC