Political Campaign Director markneeham says British Prime Minister BorisJohnson has 'redrawn the political map' and the Conservatives Party is now 'the party of the working class'.
Political Campaign Director Mark Neeham says British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has "redrawn the political map" and the Conservative Party is now "the party of the working class".
"If you look at where he's gained those seats - the midlands, the north - they're seats that - for a 100 years - have returned Labour MPs," he said. "They now elected Conservative MPs for the first time in history in those northern industrial towns." Image: AP
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