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The results are a big boost for Keir Starmer and will be interpreted as more evidence he is on course to win next year’s general election.
Speaking to Sky News early on Friday morning, Hands said the defeats were in part a result of “legacy issues” with the Conservatives.“I am going to be looking at the dynamics and operation of those by-elections. I think we had a very good campaign. We had good candidates.In a separate BBC interview, Hands said “well, yes” when asked if he believed the Tories will win that election. “That is ultimately what I do think,” he said.to see Sarah Edwards elected on the back of a 24% swing to Labour.
Starmer said of the wins: “These are phenomenal results that show Labour is back in the service of working people and redrawing the political map. “Winning in these Tory strongholds shows that people overwhelmingly want change and they’re ready to put their faith in our changed Labour Party to deliver it.“Voters across Mid Bedfordshire, Tamworth and Britain want a Labour government determined to deliver for working people, with a proper plan to rebuild our country.”
Election expert Professor Sir John Curtice told the BBC: “Unless the Conservatives can fairly dramatically and fairly radically turn things around, they are in truth staring defeat in the face in 12 months’ time.”Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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