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Sheila Harrison, 69, has always voted Labour. Like most people in Denton, Greater Manchester, she said when it comes to elections, there has only been one choice.
But not anymore.
“I would pack Keir Starmer’s suitcase for him”, the 69-year-old tells The Independent on Manchester Road in Denton.
She says the beleaguered prime minister, currently fighting to save his premiership, “doesn’t understand the working class” and for the first time in her life, she’s voting against Labour in this month’s crucial by-election.
Engulfed in crisis, Starmer survived his toughest day as prime minister on Monday. Ministers rallied around him after he faced calls to quit from his own party, amid the fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal.
open image in gallery Voters Sheila and John Harrison in Denton, the former saying Keir Starmer ‘doesn’t understand the working class’ ( The Independent )
He will attempt to move on from Mandelson, but his handling of the saga has f
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