Prime Minister Boris Johnson is wooing fed-up Labour voters with the promise of a quick Brexit. If his Tories win in the Midlands, they might pull it off, along with a realignment of UK politics. https://nyti.ms/34hWYx7
Working-class voters in England's Midlands have reviled the Tories ever since the 1980s era of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. But Brexit has replaced her as the defining issue. https://nyti.ms/2KS5UBs
Boris Johnson was foreign secretary under U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May until he quit in July. Now he’s her chief antagonist in the Tories’ internal debate on Brexit. https://on.wsj.com/2OlrDES