Conservatives' broken promises to industrial heartlands of England point to election wipe-out
After the once-thriving coal and manufacturing town of Leigh in northern England voted for the Conservative Party for the first time at the last general election, locals hoped for a promised transformation of the area.
More than four years later and with three days until the next national election, the signs of economic hardship and neglect persist.
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