Runcorn and Helsby by-election blame game begins - why did Labour lose? - LabourList

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "The harsh reality is that some of the government decisions with the biggest breakthrough with voters are policies which actively hurt people in the pocket....Even where the government has pushed through good things that have the potential to help people's material circumstances, the lack of fight for those issues means that cut through hasn't been there." READ MORE: 'Results so far say one thing: voters think change isn't coming fast enough' Some will expect the government to seek to show a more hardline stance on immigration coming out of this contest, given its centrality to Reform's messaging and conspicuous government announcements on immigration earlier in the week.
34% : " This is something echoed by Labour's re-elected mayor of Doncaster, Roz Jones, who claimed the Prime Minister was getting it wrong on welfare, winter fuel and National Insurance.

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