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Updated: May 7, 2021, 5:30 am Members of Hartlepool’s business community have erected a 30 foot inflatable Boris Johnson outside the count for the town’s by-election (Owen Humphreys/PA) Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Members of Hartlepool’s business community have erected a 30-foot inflatable model of Boris Johnson outside the count for the town’s by-election. The 20-strong group, known as the Hartlepool Wombles, said the 4am stunt was not a political statement but rather heralded a historic change in the town.
By Press Association 2021 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer leaving his north London home following the result in the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire from all sides after Labour suffered a crushing defeat in the Hartlepool by-election. In a stunning result, the Conservatives took the seat – which had been Labour-held since it was formed in 1974 – with a majority of 6,940. Boris Johnson hailed the outcome as “very encouraging” as the Conservatives appeared poised to make further gains in council elections across England. Allies of the Labour leader acknowledged that it was an “absolutely shattering” blow as another pillar in the party’s once impregnable “red wall” crumbled.