 AP Photo Viewed from Leeds or Newcastle, Westminster seems more remote than ever – and increasingly hostile. TAGGED: UK, Boris Johnson, Oliver Letwin, Philip Hammond, Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband, David Cameron, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, London, Sheffield, Tory, United Kingdom, Lib Dem, The Prime Minister, Prime MinisterRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Politics in Britain feels stuck. The Conservative party has not won a parliamentary majority since 1992 and last week’s local election results rubbed in its continuing weakness in the urban north – there is not a... more ›› |
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