Age, not class, is now what divides British voters most | Phillip Inman

A large and growing share of older people vote Tory. This is a problem Jeremy Corbyn's successor needs to solve

For the third election in a row, the ageing baby boomer generation played a major role in securing a Tory victory.

According to the pollsters YouGov, Labour's share of the vote fell among the over-65s by even more than last time - to under 20% in 2019 from 24% in 2017. In 2010, Ipsos Mori said that 31% of over-65s voted Labour. This time, the Conservatives' vote share among the over-65s was more than 60%.

When looking to issues beyond Brexit, older people put cultural issues higher than economic ones