Hartlepool by-election: Old certainties no longer apply
By Richard Moss
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It used to be one of politics golden rules. Oppositions win parliamentary by-elections; governments lose them.
Old maxims do not seem to count for much now though, and Labour is worried that it could lose in Hartlepool - a seat the party has held since the current constituency was formed in 1974.
That s because another supposed rule of thumb has bitten the dust - the idea that people in places like Hartlepool do not vote Conservative.
The Tories came a competitive second at the 2019 general election, reducing the Labour majority to 3,595 votes.
Police issued a 22-year-old man with a fixed penalty Last month it was revealed that only one person in every 200 accused in Wiltshire were charged with rape or sexual abuse in the last six months. We asked the prospective Police & Crime Commissioner candidates how they would improve those figures if they are elected post-May. Liberal Democrats: Liz Webster Conservative candidate, Jonathon Seed said the figures were “disgraceful” and did not reflect well on the police or CPS. “Knowing that so few victims see their attacker put before the courts means that something in our local criminal justice system is broken.
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From left, Green candidate Matt Parr, Labour leader Ric Metcalfe, Conservative leader Thomas Dyer and Liberal Democrat candidate Clare Smalley.
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