“The Labour campaign nationally has been incredibly successful. But the circumstances in Leicester East do require the party to be very much clearer, reminding people why Vaz is not the Labour ...

Shivani Raja, a 29-year-old businesswoman of Gujarati origin, has won the Leicester East seat for the Conservative Party, ending the Labour Party's 37-year stronghold in the constituency.

Many have spoken of their desire for answers and support and that chance came when Chancellor Rachel Reeves was in Leicester on Saturday (March 1) for Labour’s East Midlands Regional Conference.