North Shropshire is a political constituency in the west region of England, and it has been politically led by a Conservative MP for nearly 200 years.
The Conservative MP for North Shropshire recently resigned as he faced charges of breaking advocacy rules (explained), which triggered a by-election.
When an MP resigns, a new MP needs to be elected. This procedure is democratic, and is called a by-election. Voters choose their new MP by voting on a ballot paper.
While this is happening, down in London, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of having a Christmas party at his residence with his coworkers - which was supposedly held during the full lockdown. If this is true, Johnson and his cabinet are hypocrites; and they have no regard for the NHS and it’s sacrifices.
These allegations are far from baseless, advisor to the PM Allegra Stratton has joked about the Christmas Party on a leaked video. The video is quite… damming.
The video evidence of Allegra Stratton speaking about the Christmas Party starts at 1:28
As is expected, these events were met with intense backlash by the political nation - and the vote in North Shropshire may just embody the grievances against the Conservative government. With so many North Shropshire voters switching allegiance, it is inescapable that a loss of trust in the government and its prime minister largely explains this result.
I have studied politics extensively, and I would love to continue sharing my views on current political matters if the community is interested.
What are your views on this matter? Is Boris going to remain our PM or will public grievance boil over? What does this loss mean for the Conservatives?