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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Caitlin Doherty

Labour criticised from within own ranks after early local election results

Votes are counted at DCBL Halton Stadium, Widnes, Cheshire, for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Labour figures have hit out at the party’s decisions in Government in the wake of the party’s first local election results.

Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn & Helsby by-election, taking the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 less than a year ago.

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