Sir Keir Starmer hails Kim Leadbeater's victory in Batley and Spen as "just the start" for his party.
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Labour is back after by-election win, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer hails Kim Leadbeater's victory in Batley and Spen as "just the start" for his party.
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Video 1 minute 43 seconds
Labour is back after by-election win, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer hails Kim Leadbeater's victory in Batley and Spen as "just the start" for his party.

Michael Gove and Sarah Vine 'finalising divorce'
The cabinet minister and his wife have "drifted apart" and "no-one else is involved", friends say.

How Labour held on - and what it means for Starmer
Holding Batley and Spen will feel like a by-election gain for Labour - so how did they do it?

Germany hopes to open up for double-jabbed Britons
Quarantine may be eased for fully vaccinated visitors to Germany from the UK, Angela Merkel says.

Voters react to Batley and Spen by-election
After a bruising campaign the voters of Batley and Spen react to the election of Labour's Kim Leadbeater.
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Video 1 minute 43 seconds
Labour is back after by-election win, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer hails Kim Leadbeater's victory in Batley and Spen as "just the start" for his party.

Michael Gove and Sarah Vine 'finalising divorce'
The cabinet minister and his wife have "drifted apart" and "no-one else is involved", friends say.

How Labour held on - and what it means for Starmer
Holding Batley and Spen will feel like a by-election gain for Labour - so how did they do it?

Germany hopes to open up for double-jabbed Britons
Quarantine may be eased for fully vaccinated visitors to Germany from the UK, Angela Merkel says.

Voters react to Batley and Spen by-election
After a bruising campaign the voters of Batley and Spen react to the election of Labour's Kim Leadbeater.

Michael Gove and Sarah Vine 'finalising divorce'
The cabinet minister and his wife have "drifted apart" and "no-one else is involved", friends say.

How Labour held on - and what it means for Starmer
Holding Batley and Spen will feel like a by-election gain for Labour - so how did they do it?
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