The stunning gains made by the pro-remain Liberal Democrats and the Greens cannot be dismissed as a mere protest vote
Sunderland was one of the first constituencies to declare its result on the night of the Brexit referendum and the margin of victory for leave sent shockwaves through the political establishment and the financial markets. Since then, Sunderland has become a symbol of Brexit Britain, stereotyped as a “left behind” former mining community marked by anti-immigration, anti-European sentiment.
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