Boris Johnson to visit new Tory seats in north-east England
Union head says PM must stand by promises if he wants to keep vote of first-time supporters
Boris Johnson is to visit the north-east of England as part of an election victory lap, meeting Conservative MPs who ousted Labour rivals from their seats in former “red wall” heartlands.
The prime minister hailed his “stonking mandate” after he secured an 80-seat majority in Thursday’s election, with many Tory gains in areas across the north of England and the Midlands, including Bishop Auckland which had never elected a Tory MP before.