Article 6WZ5H Labour fights to hold on to Runcorn in byelection despite Reform surge

Labour fights to hold on to Runcorn in byelection despite Reform surge

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Josh Halliday North of England editor
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Labour candidate insists seat is definitely still in play' in first electoral test of Keir Starmer's government

Labour's candidate in Thursday's Runcorn and Helsby byelection has insisted the contest is definitely still in play" as Reform UK became odds-on favourite to win.

Two polls have suggested Nigel Farage's party is on track to overturn Labour's 14,700 majority in the first electoral test of Keir Starmer's premiership.

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