βWe needed changeβ: mixed feelings in City after Labour sweeps London
Party wins seat that includes financial district and much of central London for first time in its history
The City of London has been the centre of a global empire and one of the great hubs of globalised finance. But a Labour constituency? Not for nearly a century.
Yet on Friday morning, under a grey pall of cloud and heavy rain, the Square Mile was coming to terms with a new Labour MP, Rachel Blake, as part of a landslide victory led by Keir Starmer.
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