PM vows to fight on after disastrous by-election defeat

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to "fight on" after his Labour Party suffered a defeat in a constituency they have held for almost 100 years.

The Green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election in Greater Manchester, becoming the party's fifth MP.

It is unusual for a party to lose a seat after winning a General Election in a landslide.

The Labour Government are in serious trouble.


The first ever by-election victory for the Green Party, in a seat which Labour won by over 50% of the vote in the 2024 General Election...

 
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