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Starmer suffers defeat in first by-election as Reform take Runcorn and Helsby

Sky News Friday, 2 May 2025
Reform have won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, taking the seat from Labour by just six votes.
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Sir Keir Starmer conceded that Labour’s loss by just six votes to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was a setback and said that the government needed to act “further and faster” in delivering change. The narrow victory for new MP Sarah Pochin saw Reform taking a constituency which...

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