A new poll has suggested more than two-thirds of voters in Labour’s Red Wall believe Britain is broken.
Survation polled 2,032 adults online aged over 18 living in the East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, finding that 68 per cent of people polled thought Britain was “broken.”
Reform’s support since the General Election last year has risen from 18 to 30 per cent, with Labour’s vote share falling from 39 to 27 per cent, reports The Sun.
The poll was also worrying news for Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives, as just 26 per cent see them as the biggest electoral threat to Labour, compared to 44 per cent for Reform UK.
In all the areas where the North and Midlands having local elections, Reform would get 27 per cent, ahead of Labour on 26 and the Tories on 21.
Meanwhile, voting intentions for areas where elections are going ahead in May, Reform’s share rises to 29 per cent, Labour’s falls to 20 with the Tories on 24.
Around 53 per cent of people said the cost of living is the most important issue for deciding how they will vote next month, with immigration on 35 per cent and health on 32 per cent.
A Reform source told The Sun: “Labour have abandoned working people to become a party of middle class, North London lawyers who have completely lost touch of working people and their own heartlands.”
It comes as Labour is reportedly facing a split between “town” and “city” Labour MPs over welfare cuts, with one MP in a traditionally safe urban seat for Sir Keir Starmer’s party said they were “incandescent” with the proposals, adding: “This was not what I expected. We can’t just be slightly better than the Tories.”
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Robert Jenrick launches scathing assault on ‘Sharia courts in jails’ as he backs key prison reform
Robert Jenrick has spoken to GB News members
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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has issued a stark warning over what he describes as a crisis in Britain’s prisons, following a shocking attack over the weekend involving one of the Manchester Arena bombers.
In a video message to GB News members, the Tory MP spoke of how convicted terrorist Hashem Abedi, “one of the most dangerous men in Britain,” launched a violent assault on three prison officers using a makeshift weapon and even boiling oil.
“Unbelievably, this dangerous criminal had access to materials… even to boiling oil to attack brave prison officers,” Jenrick said, calling the incident a wake-up call for the prison system.
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Business and trade minister welcomes Vance’s comments on possible UK-US trade
Business and trade minister Sarah Jones has welcomed JD Vance’s comments that there was a “good chance” of the UK getting a “great deal” with the US.
The MP for Croydon West told LBC: “The conversations are ongoing, I can’t update more than that. We know we’re in a good position. We are having good conversations.
“The secretary of state [Jonathan Reynolds] has been having good conversations with his partners, and there is a deal there to be done.
“But as to when that will be done I wouldn’t be able to tell you, but it’s positive that the vice-president is positive about our negotiations.”
National lead officer at Unite says Birmingham City Council has ‘shifted the goalposts’
Rubbish dumped on the floor in Birmingham
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Onay Kasab, national lead officer at Unite, said Birmingham City Council has “shifted the goalposts on several occasions” on pay.
Kasab told the BBC: “The fact is that the council have shifted the goalposts on several occasions. At some points they’ve said it’s about equal pay. Other points, they’ve said it’s about a better service.
“Quite how you get a better service by cutting people’s pay, I don’t know. And now we are talking about cost. That’s the reality here.”
He added: “I think different political decisions need to be made. Why should working people be forced to pay the price for austerity? Why should our members pay the price for cuts to local authorities?”
Starmer maintains edge over Farage for faith in NHS with Red Wall voters
Red Wall voters have said they have moire faith in Labour to improve the NHS, but respondents only gave him a five per cent edge over Reform.
A poll of 2,032 adults online aged over 18 living in the East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber had Labour on 30 per cent compared to 25 per cent when asked who can best improve the NHS and health services.
Nigel Farage has a nine-point lead on the question of “who is the stronger leader” — polling 35 per cent to Starmer’s 26 per cent.
‘Good chance’ that Britain will secure ‘great’ trade deal with US as both sides ‘working very hard’, says JD Vance
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets with President Donald Trump, alongside Vice President JD Vance
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The US is “working very hard” with the UK on negotiating a “great” trade deal, vice president JD Vance has said.
It comes after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports to the United States several weeks ago, rocking the world economy, sending stock prices tumbling and sparking fears of a global recession
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Families of Hillsborough survivors say they are left ‘in the dark’ on anniversary of tragedy
Campaigners who are fighting for a law to prevent cover-ups, in honour of the Hillsborough victims, say they are “in the dark” about the legislation on the 36th anniversary of the disaster.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce a “Hillsborough Law” before this year’s anniversary of the tragedy, which took place at the FA Cup semi-final on April 15, 1989.
But on the eve of the anniversary, Downing Street said more time was needed to draft the best version of the legislation, which campaigners hope will include a legal duty of candour on public authorities.
Last month, it was reported that a meeting between Starmer and campaigners had been cancelled, with claims officials were attempting to have the contents of the Bill watered down.
A Downing Street spokesman said: “Having consulted with groups over recent weeks and months, we believe more time is needed to draft the best version of a Hillsborough Law, but we remain fully committed to bringing this legislation at pace, and we’ll obviously continue to work with them in the weeks ahead and provide an update when we’ve got it.”