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Keir Starmer says double Labour byelections win shows people ‘fed up with 13 years of decline’ under Tories – as it happened

Labour wins Tamworth with swing of 23.9 percentage points from Tories, then Mid Bedfordshire in largest ever turnaround of majority in UK byelection

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Full results for Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth as Labour by-election wins smash records

Labour ‘redraw political map’ with unprecendented victories

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Tories may lose election by 'more than Blair 1997 landslide' after Labour by-elections shock

Sir Keir Starmer’s party has overturned huge Conservative majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election is further proof Labour is back

Professor Sir John Curtice has seen enough. Reflecting on Labour’s thumping win last night in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, the polling guru said that by-election swings on this scale were “the kinds of swings that, historically at least, Oppositions have secured when they are going on to win the next…

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023

Watch as Starmer visits Rutherglen after Labour wins by-election

Watch as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks in Rutherglen after a by-election victory.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Labour poses ‘serious challenge’ to SNP’s dominance – Sir John Curtice

Labour’s win in the Rutherglen by-election could put the party on course for Downing Street if it is replicated across Scotland, he said.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Labour swing ‘could see party on course for Downing Street’

Sir Keir Starmer’s party could win 40 seats north of the border if it achieves the same swing in a general election.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

'Uncertain' if Labour have 'sealed the deal' with the electorate, says John Curtice

LEADING pollster John Curtice has said it remains to be seen whether or not Labour has “sealed the deal” with the electorate following their…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2023

Why Scotland is so important for Labour to avoid a hung parliament

Huge Rutherglen result means Labour are on course to be the ‘dominant’ force in Scotland again – and triumph at the general election, says John Curtice

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

John Curtice gives his verdict on divided Tories after chaotic conference

RISHI Sunak has realised the Conservative Party is “in a hole” and has launched a last-ditch attempt to secure a legacy, according to a leader…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2023