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Blackpool South voters turn on ‘Richy’ Rishi Sunak ahead of crunch by-election

Source: PA Archive

Disillusioned Conservative voters in Blackpool South have turned on “Richy” Rishi Sunak ahead of a crunch by-election, a focus group conducted with The Independent reveals.

With two weeks until the contest to replace disgraced former MP Scott Benton, a group of 10 Tory 2019 voters said the prime minister is “weak” and “just does not have a voice”.

Working in a range of industries, the group described Blackpool’s descent from a bustling beachside resort a town riddled with shuttered shops, antisocial behaviour and an overstretched health service which has driven some to go private.

Voters ‘felt that politicians had neglected Blackpool and that they were only in public life for themselves’ (PA Archive)

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