Starmer says Gorton and Denton byelection a vote on ‘true patriotism’ as Labour picks local candidate
by Hannah Al-Othman, Pippa Crerar and Harry Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#7380F)
Party picks ward councillor Angeliki Stogia to defend seat as PM and colleagues argue only Labour can beat Reform
Keir Starmer has said the byelection in Gorton and Denton will be a referendum on true patriotism" saying Labour is the only party that can defeat the poisonous division" of Reform.
The prime minister, during his visit to Japan, said he saw the vote as a two-way contest between Labour and Reform UK, as he criticised Nigel Farage's party.
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