The town Labour is desperate to win where one issue keeps coming up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt was a Labour town for nearly 100 years before voters rejected the party in 2019, electing a Conservative MP for the first time.
The shock result in Leigh was repeated across the North of England at the last general election. Nearly five years on, Labour is hoping to turn the tide by winning back voters they lost and convincing those who have never voted Labour before to give them a chance.
In a pitch to voters on Thursday (May 16), Sir Keir Starmer set out what Labour would do first if it wins the next election, before sending his top team across the country to relay the message in areas they need to win back if they are to form a government.
Hours later, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper appeared in front of a van advertising the party leader's six pledges in Leigh town centre. READ MORE: It was described as a 'big shock' for Labour.
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