Kim Leadbeater has won the Batley and Spen by-election in a result which will allow Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to breathe a sigh of relief.Labour faced turmoil if the West Yorkshire seat was lost, but Ms Leadbetter’s success will ease the pressure on Sir Keir.She took the seat with 13,296 votes, a majority of 323 over Tory candidate Ryan Stephenson after a bitter contest.
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New Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says she is "absolutely honoured and so incredibly proud" to join the party at Westminster – after..
The new MP for Batley and Spen, Kim Leadbeater, has said the Labour Party must now work to reconnect with voters in the face of a..
