Idea that this comparison is always going to come off the worse more people look at labour. 0ut or is that? we also know labour have sucked very closely to conservative spending plans. there goes one line of attack. you don t have to look to other areas of difference. but, maybe, they are not currently so pronounced that voters are saying, when push comes to shove, warts and all come up with all the problems the tories are bad, that is not what this by election to me says. the tories are bad, that is not what this by-election to me says.- the tories are bad, that is not what this by-election to me says. when it comes to selby this by-election to me says. when it comes to selby and this by-election to me says. when it comes to selby and ainsty, - this by-election to me says. when it comes to selby and ainsty, they - this by-election to me says. when it comes to selby and ainsty, they did | comes to selby and ainsty, they did everything at it. it is really significant. it was not eve
Their biggest majority, or overturning of majority, in the history of the labour party. he told the people there, and obviously, viewers watching elsewhere, you voted for change. he said, we will develop. we will deliver. he said that the labour party had changed, this was a vindication of that change, and he said that by listening to voters, and change, we have shown what we can do with some of the labour party s frontbenchers as well. they are congratulating them. they do an a lot of resources at the by election, confident and hopeful they could win it. it is really significant for the labour party, because, it is a tory heartland. it is not an area where there is a traditional labour base. so, really important for them to show that they can take this kind of seat, and also, the fact that. i think you might be speaking to one of our correspondence. let s listen
Traditional tory heartlands where they don t have much of a labour base and they did that. he. they don t have much of a labour base and they did that. base and they did that. no, they didn t. base and they did that. no, they didn t- when base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you look base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you look at - base and they did that. no, they didn t. when you look at the - base and they did that. no, they l didn t. when you look at the total vote for labour, it wasn t any much higher and i don t really know how labour can say it didn t happen. but the had labour can say it didn t happen. but they had a swing of more than 24%. yes, because the conservatives stayed home. that s not good but this is not switching. this isn t like tony blair, far from this is not switching. this isn t like tony blair, farfrom it. all that has happened as labour voters went out and voted and conservative voters
That. you could argue that this result today shows that he is doing something right, but also, of course, something that he will have to watch out for is making sure he does keep that labour base who might want a labour government for the very reason that they think they will spend a bit more on public services. thank you very much indeed, david wallace lockhart, who is our political correspondent, of course, they are in selby and ainsty. and what was i saying earlier, professor john curtis refer to what he said there, the steady as they go policy is the ming vase policy of keir starmer s, and one has to congratulate kier mather, the new mp for that area, described overnight in one programme as an inbetweener.
They get better. they need to see that there is a prime minister who understands what they are going through, and cannibalise with them. if you can do that, i suppose he had a chance. it is up to him. obviously, i know them premise to we are not close. i don t have any skin in the game here. i don t have much skin in the game. i am more concerned about what people are going through in their homes and on our streets. going through in their homes and on ourstreets. he going through in their homes and on our streets. he needs to demonstrate that he understands more than he has done over the last few months. looking at pictures from selby where we are waiting to hear from the labour party leader, he will be congratulating the new labour mp who has overturned a 20,000 seat conservative party majority. what is important about this is that they have shown, this is a tory stronghold. this is not anywhere with a traditional labour base. how worried will rishi sunak be?- with a traditional la