Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Red Wall

Labour's Simon Lightwood wins Wakefield by-election - piling pressure on Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson may be thousands of miles away in Kigali, Rwanda, but his premiership will undoubtedly come under intense pressure as Labour shows signs of rebuilding back its so called Red Wall.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson faces Tory pressure to focus on southern heartlands after by-election test

Worried MPs in southern shires will pile pressure on the PM not to focus too much on the Red Wall at the expense of traditional strongholds, the Mirror understands

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says it would be 'crazy' for him to quit even if he LOSES crunch by-elections

Boris Johnson admitted the Tories could suffer a double defeat in the Red Wall and ‘Blue Wall’ as voters head to the polls today

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Wes Streeting says crunch by-election will show Labour's path back to power

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Red Wall battle is the "big test" and the upcoming by-election in Wakefield was a perfect chance for Labour to make steps back to power amid fledgling support for the Tories

Daily Mirror

Labour victory in Wakefield will be a 'big step' to win back the Red Wall, Andy Burnham says

The Mayor of Greater Manchester spoke exclusively to the Daily Mirror as he hit the campaign trail in Wakefield, hoping he can help rebuild the Red Wall. The city lies more than 50 miles away from his Greater Manchester authority.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson pulls out of northern Tory conference as crunch Red Wall by-election looms

Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been due to speak at a gathered of the Northern Research Group in Doncaster and has yet to visit Wakefield to campaign ahead of Thursday's key by-election

Daily Mirror

Why Wales fans get just 2,037 tickets per World Cup match in Qatar

Wales have qualified for a World Cup for the first time in 64 years but look set to be cheered on by a fraction of the Red Wall at their matches

Wales Online

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Tories could lose all their new 'Red Wall' seats in the North East at next election, poll claims

In the aftermath of the Sue Gray report and amid a cost of living crisis, Conservative support seems to be falling

Chronicle Live

Tories 'abandoning' Red Wall communities Johnson pledged to level up, Lisa Nandy says

Shadow Communities Secretary Lisa Nandy vowed that if Keir Starmer's Labour Party emerged victorious at the next election, his government would 'work with our communities, empowering them and their leaders'

Daily Mirror

Red Wall ‘preoccupation’ hides reality of left-behind voters, says study

The study argues that Conservative support remains rooted in economically secure voters, even within the Red Wall.

The Independent UK

'Red Wall' voters overwhelmingly back nationalised energy and rail, poll finds

A Survation survey for the anti-privatisation group We Own It found the vast majority back public running of water, energy, rail, buses, NHS and Royal Mail

Daily Mirror

Parents told to claim £2,000 tax-free childcare to help with cost of living crisis

This week the Prime Minister will travel around Red Wall areas of the country, including the north of England and the Midlands, visiting local businesses and families ahead of the May elections

Daily Mirror

Voters in 'Red Wall' who backed PM hardest hit by cost of living crisis, study finds

Less than a quarter of those living in areas including Burnley, Blackpool and Wolverhampton will receive the most benefit from the Government’s council tax rebate

Daily Mirror

‘Opposite of levelling up’: Cost of living crisis set to widen gap between north and south, research warns

Former red wall constituencies which switched allegiance from Labour to Conservatives at last election make up majority of areas set to be hit hardest

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Apprenticeships in northern England drop by a third despite PM's levelling up pledge

Apprenticeships in the Red Wall have dropped by a third since 2011. At the same time, wealthy parts of London have seen the greatest increases in the number of people doing apprenticeships

Wales Online

The story of Yma o Hyd and how Welsh football fans left legendary folk singer Dafydd Iwan in tears 38 years after he wrote it

"The Red Wall was like one big choir singing it with me".

Daily Mirror

Labour wins Birmingham Erdington by-election as Paulette Hamilton city's first black MP

Former nurse and mum-of-five Paulette Hamilton emerged victorious despite the tragic loss of her dad - and last-minute fears low turnout in the Red Wall seat could favour the Tories

Chronicle Live

Former North West Durham MP Laura Pidcock offers advice to Sir Keir Starmer on how to win back the 'Red Wall'

The former Corbynite MP also didn't rule out a return to front-line politics.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Tom Newton Dunn: If levelling up doesn’t happen, beware the anger of the left behind

This week, I met Debbie, Becky, Mark, Margaret, Ben, and Richard. They’re voters in the Red Wall constituency of Blackpool South, won by the Tories in 2019 for the first time since 1992. I met the six when I sat in on a focus group, representing all demographics and political…

Daily Mirror

The Red Wall Tories behind 'pork pie plot' to oust Boris Johnson from Downing Street

Angry 2019 MPs have been heaping pressure on the Prime Minister as speculation mounts over his future

Chronicle Live

Tories face losing most of their North East 'Red Wall' MPs say polls

The political map of the North East could be redrawn if an election was held today as Boris Johnson's Tory government Tories take a bashing at the polls

Daily Record

Labour take 11-point lead over Tories as Boris Johnson set to lose 'Red Wall', poll finds

The Prime Minister's rating have also fallen dramatically since accusations of lockdown parties in Downing Street surfaced at the end of last year.

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.