Boris Johnson's Tories pick up seat in Hartlepool, punching hole in Labour's 'red wall'

Boris Johnson's Tories pick up seat in Hartlepool, punching hole in Labour's 'red wall' https://ift.tt/2i3UEDc. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party picked up a major victory late Thursday, winning a seat in the northeast town of Hartlepool -- a seat held by the opposition Labour Party since it was formed and a brick in Labour’s now-crumbling "red wall."