UK election: Support surges for Labour in England’s north

The Conservative Party had hoped to steal constituencies which have voted Labour for generations to ensure a majority for Theresa May. But in many places, the opposite happened. Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from Bury, in the north of England.

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    The Conservative Party had hoped to steal constituencies which have voted Labour for generations to ensure a majority for Theresa May.

    But in many places, the opposite happened.

    Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Bury, in the north of England.

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