7 Dec 2019

Some leave voters consider backing the Tories in Labour heartlands

For more than a century the Rother Valley has been held by the Labour party. But with Brexit centre stage in this election, age-old loyalties are being called into question in a region where most people voted to leave the EU.

For more than a century the Rother Valley has been held by the Labour party. But with Brexit centre stage in this election, age-old loyalties are being called into question in a region where most people voted to leave the EU.

Now some in the area say they’re considering voting Conservative for the first time in their lives in order to leave the EU.