The fight for Hartlepool

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English - May 05, 2021 02:00 - 40 minutes - 61 MB - ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
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Hartlepool has sent a Labour MP to parliament in every election since 1964. But as old allegiances fray, Anushka Asthana looks back at how this previously thriving shipbuilding town has lost out over successive governments and wonders if the ‘red wall’ seat could be about to go blue at tomorrow’s byelection. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus