Winning Batley and Spen Will Not Save Labour, But Bold Policy Might

Winning Batley and Spen Will Not Save Labour, But Bold Policy Might

Comment Writer Kit Parsons argues that Kim Leadbeater’s close Labour victory in Batley and Spen is not a feat to be celebrated, but that bold new policy is needed to save the party.

After a tough campaign, the Labour party candidate Kim Leadbeater secured a win in the Batley and Spen by-election by a margin of only 323 votes, or 0.9% of the vote share. It was heart-warming to see Leadbeater gain the seat previously held by her sister Jo Cox, before her tragic murder . I think all of the credit for the win should go to Leadbeater for […]

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