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Starmer says ‘fantastic’ byelection wins show Labour is trusted to deliver change

Swing of 28.5 points in Wellingborough and 16.4 in Kingswood would give Labour secure majority if repeated in general election

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer spends Valentine's Day with Bob Marley

Labour woes up in Rochdale didn’t stop party leader Sir Keir Starmer from enjoying a Valentine’s evening with his wife Victoria.

Evening Standard

Labour can celebrate byelection wins, but low turnout is cause for concern

Swing in both seats would easily secure a majority at national level, but disillusion among voters is clear

The Guardian - UK

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UK Conservatives Suffer Double Election Defeat To Labour

Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Friday lost two more parliamentary seats to Labour in by-elections, dealing an ominous new blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a full national vote.

International Business Times

Friday briefing: Labour hand the Tories two painful byelection defeats

In today’s newsletter: A good night for Keir Starmer and a bad one for Rishi Sunak – who now has more to worry about from Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Sunak talks up tax cuts after byelection defeats – as it happened

PM insists he can cut taxes in a recession and says Conservatives’ ‘plan is working’ despite heavy losses in Kingswood and Wellingborough

The Guardian - UK

Labour overturns 18,000 Tory majority to win Wellingborough byelection

Gen Kitchen takes seat for party for first time since 2001 general election to temper fears after testing week

The Guardian - UK

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Kingswood byelection: Labour overturns big Tory majority to win

Blow for Rishi Sunak as former Lewisham mayor Damien Egan elected in South Gloucestershire seat

The Guardian - UK

Polls close in Wellingborough and Kingswood byelections

Conservatives expected to lose two seats on day UK economy was announced to be in recession

The Guardian - UK

Skyscrapers are wrong on so many levels

Brief letters: High-rise buildings | Brexit tackles | Evictions | Keir Starmer | Dear prudence

The Guardian - UK

In a London borough home to many Muslims, Labour loses appeal over Gaza

Opposition leader Keir Starmer disappoints those who have traditionally voted for his party.

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OPINION - Labour's Keir Starmer is the perfect symbol for 2024: he can’t win, even when he wins

What exactly do you people want? Sir Keir Starmer has to contend with a progressive Left who call him a traitor and a Right who claim he is an insubstantial opportunist — but he’ll still skip into the general election with a mighty 20-point lead in the polls. Similarly, he…

Evening Standard

Polls open for two byelections in testing times for Tories and Labour

Conservatives expected to lose large majorities in Wellingborough and Kingswood despite difficult week for Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

A lesson and a wake-up call from Rochdale: Labour has become too complacent about its big poll lead

There is no disputing that this episode has been damaging. Hopefully it will prompt Keir Starmer into an overdue rethink, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Labour urged to double funding in publicly owned renewables

Cash injection in Great British Energy should be increased to £30bn, thinktank says after Keir Starmer U-turn

The Guardian - UK

Starmer facing test of authority as ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire vote looms

Labour leader already under fire over handling of two candidates who made derogatory remarks about Israel

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on shifting party allegiances: Labour’s routine poll leads hide great volatility

Editorial: A disparate anti-Tory voter coalition can carry the opposition to power, but governing will require a deeper galvanising purpose

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Labour’s difficulties on Israel, Gaza and antisemitism

Letters: Readers respond to the crisis engulfing the party over remarks made by parliamentary candidates in Rochdale and Hyndburn

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The speed with which Keir Starmer has transformed Labour is both his greatest success and clearest weakness

The Ship of Theseus paradox is perhaps best demonstrated by the 2000s pop band, Sugababes (see: hit, after hit, after hit). The three original members, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy each eventually left the group to be replaced in turn by a new singer, until none of the…

Evening Standard

SNP vote on Gaza ceasefire threatens to rip open divisions among Labour MPs

SNP plan to push another Gaza ceasefire motion after they failed to get one passed in November

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s cynical handling of the Azhar Ali affair will come back to haunt it in government

The Rochdale fiasco offers profound lessons about the leadership’s way of doing business – and its use of factionalism, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Sunak on the sofa and Starmer in soft focus: prepare for a PR war pretending to be an election

Despite interviews in Vogue and TV skits, both leaders are struggling. They might try some credible policies, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Evening Standard

Report any antisemitism you hear, Labour members told as hate speech row deepens

Calls for others to be suspended if they failed to intervene at meeting where two parliamentary candidates abused Israel

International Business Times

UK's Labour Vows Action As Anti-Semitism Scandal Reemerges

Britain's main Labour opposition vowed Wednesday to act decisively over allegations of anti-Semitism, after suspending a second prospective MP over "unacceptable comments" about Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urged to suspend councillors at meeting that heard Israel comments

Labour leader under pressure over claims Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali’s remarks went unchallenged at event

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