Sunderland you say?
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17478351.reports-of-400-job-losses-at-nissan-in-sunderland-hugely-worrying-if-true-says-mp-sharon-hodgson/
"Before Christmas Nissan said a no-deal Brexit would have ‘serious implications’ for its operations in the region and similar stark warnings have just been issued by Toyota and BMW."
Imagine being stuck in room with all these candidates off their faces on Charlie ranting about the state of the UK.
Bring back the fields of wheat I say.
I think you'll find poverty in the West has increased over the last 10 years, plus various other factors like the halting of life expectancy increases (probably decreasing amongst the poorest). The Tories facilitate this in the UK.