Labour’s general election challenge is tougher after sweeping boundary changes
Sir Keir Starmer needs a bigger swing than Sir Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide to win a majority at the General Election, with his task made more difficult by changes to constituency boundaries.
The Labour leader must achieve a swing of 12.7 points from the Conservatives to become prime minister – larger than the 10.2 point swing that brought New Labour to power in 1997 and more than double the swing at any other election since 1945.
His task is made harder by the impact
