"Shy" Reform voters in Labour areas led to Nigel Farage's party winning the Runcorn by-election by just six votes, Labour peer Harriet Harman said. Sky News
Reform UK wins by-election by just six votes to gain fifth MP
Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party campaigned on an anti-immigration platform in Runcorn and Helsby, a constituency in northwest England.
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Sir Keir Starmer has said he "gets" why his party suffered defeat to Reform UK in the Runcorn by-election, as he promised to go "further" in delivering change. Sky News
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
On the banks of the Mersey, Runcorn and Helsby is a more complicated political picture than the apparent Labour heartland that first presents itself. Sky News
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Nigel Farage says he believes Reform UK can win the next general election after witnessing “historic” local election gains for the party. Speaking to newly-elected Reform councillors at Staffordshire County Showground on Friday, the party leader said the Conservative party is “done and over”. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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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..
Nigel Farage has hailed Reform UK’s by-election win in Runcorn and Helsby as proof the party is no longer a “fringe” offshoot of the Conservatives. He said the narrative has been "disproved in a..
Nigel Farage has declared Reform UK the “main opposition party” after winning the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by six votes. Farage said Reform had “dug very deep into the Labour vote” as the..
"Shy" Reform voters in Labour areas led to Nigel Farage's party winning the Runcorn by-election by just six votes, Labour peer Harriet Harman said. Sky News Also reported by •Daily Record
Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after the local elections saw Reform UK make major gains across England.... City A.M. Also reported by •BBC Local News
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The first tally put Nigel Farage's party ahead by a tiny margin, party officials tell the BBC.
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"Shy" Reform voters in Labour areas led to Nigel Farage's party winning the Runcorn by-election by just six votes, Labour peer Harriet Harman said.
Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after the local elections saw Reform UK make major gains across England....
Nigel Farage's party gains its first foothold in local government after seizing hundreds of seats.
