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

Sky News Friday, 2 May 2025 ()
Starmer suffers defeat in first by-election as Reform takes Runcorn and HelsbyReform UK have won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership.
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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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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as prime minister. The narrow victory for new MP Sarah Pochin saw Reform taking a constituency which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 less than 12 months ago. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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