Batley and Spen: Keir Starmer declares ‘Labour is back’ after narrow by-election win

Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “Batley and Spen: Keir Starmer declares ‘Labour is back’ after narrow by-election win” – below is their description.

Under attack from the left in the shape of an abrasive George Galloway, even Labour loyalists predicted the party would lose in Brexit-backing Batley and Spen.

And those less than loyal in the party were said to be getting ready to challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership if he lost his third by-election in a row.

But Kim Leadbeater, whose sister Jo Cox was murdered when she was the constituency MP, retained the seat for Labour by just 323 votes.

Jackie Long also spoke to Sir Keir after the result had been confirmed.

Channel 4 News YouTube Channel

Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.


About This Source - Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News is the news programme from UK Channel 4 television. Channel 4 is a British public-service free-to-air television network headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom. The channel was established in 1982 to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom in addition to the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and the single commercial broadcasting network ITV.

Recent from Channel 4 News:

Northern Ireland strikes: ‘I haven’t had a holiday since 2019’

‘we couldn’t survive without us help’, president zelenskyy tells channel 4 news (extended interview) 2

‘We couldn’t survive without US help’, President Zelenskyy tells Channel 4 News (extended interview)

Post Office scandal: Fujitsu staff knew about bugs, errors and defects in the system for years

In This Story: Brexit

Brexit is the name given to the United Kingdom’s exiting the European Union, which happened on 31 January 2020, following a narrow “Leave” referendum result in a June 2016 vote on EU Membership which took place in the country. News items related to Brexit are posted, below, chronologically, with the most recent items at the top, from a variety of outlets.

3 Recent Items: Brexit

Tempers FLARE: SLY France ‘could SOLVE illegal immigration in a heartbeat’

Northern Ireland Hit by Mass Strike of Public Workers

LIVE: PMQs today – PM Rishi Sunak answers questions in Parliament

In This Story: Jo Cox

Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party. Born in Batley, West Yorkshire, Cox studied Social and Political Sciences at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

2 Recent Items: Jo Cox

Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge: Jacqui Smith, Lord Peter Ricketts, Dame Wendy Hall and Sam Jeffers

Former Labour MP Tracy Brabin opens up to Gloria De Piero about replacing murdered MP Jo Cox

In This Story: Kim Leadbeater

Kim Michele Leadbeater MBE is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen since 2021.

2 Recent Items: Kim Leadbeater

Murdered MP Jo Cox’s sister: I will never hold open surgeries with my constituents

‘The abuse of MPs is normalised’ says murdered MP’s sister

Leave a Comment

We don't require your email address, or your name, for anyone to leave a comment. If you do add an email address, you may be notified if there are replies to your comment - we won't use it for any other purpose. Please make respectful comments, which add value, and avoid personal attacks on others. Links are not allowed in comments - 99% of spam comments, attempt to post links. Please describe where people may find additional information - for example "visit the UN website" or "search Google for..." rather than posting a link. Comments failing to adhere to these guidelines will not be published.