Why I hope the Tories are obliterated on 4 July
On immigration, Brexit and much else, working-class voters have been utterly betrayed by this government
Something almost without precedent happened at the 2019 general election. There was a seismic political realignment. Millions of citizens in working-class communities who had never before countenanced voting for any party other than Labour decided to break the habit of a lifetime and vote Tory.
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