The day Boris blew up Labour: Keir Starmer suffers election bloodbath as Khalid Mahmood quits as shadow minister with attack on 'London-based bourgeoisie' - as Tories say 'WE'RE the true workers' party' Tories have overturned 3,500 majority to win by a huge margin of 7,000 votes in the Hartlepool by-election Shadow minister Jim McMahon conceded hours before result admitting Labour was 'not close to winning' Civil war in full swing in the part with Corbynites demanding Sir Keir Starmer change tack or step aside Counting is underway across England after all of the UK went to the polls for 'Super Thursday' elections