Faith in Labour appears to fade in northern heartlands

Alan Johnson 'rules himself out of Labour leadership'

Labour's Alan Johnson has ruled himself out of the leadership and said he backs Ed Miliband, according to The Times.

Support for Labour appears to be fading in what were once seen as the party's northern heartlands, ITV News Correspondent Martin Geissler reports.

Geissler visited Tyneside, where he found few members of the public had positive things to say about Ed Miliband - if they knew who he was.

Last updated Sun 9 Nov 2014

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