England has become a “scruffy country” under the Conservative government and Labour does not want to win a general election “by default” according to Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
If conventional thinking is to be believed, we are a little more than 12 months away from the country going to the polls to elect its next government. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, have been setting out their stalls to the electorate last week in opposing speeches detailing their priorities for 2023.
Political polls have the opposition around 21 points ahead going into the New Year and with party officials hopeful Sir Keir could lead them into government for the first time since 2010. Among them are Mr Rotheram, himself a former MP for Liverpool Walton from 2010 to 2017.
