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finished third. this result will come as a huge relief to the labour party. many were preparing for a loss, so a win, even a narrow one, will feel significant. but keir starmer still faces big questions about his leadership about his vision for the country, about why he wants to be prime minister. so while the labour s leader will celebrate today s victory, it takes the pressure off for a while and doesn t remove it completely. for the conservative candidate, disappointment. his party admitted recent headlines and the resignation of the health secretary matt hancock may have harmed their chances. the issue with may have harmed their chances. tue: issue with matt may have harmed their chances. tte: issue with matt did may have harmed their chances. tt2 issue with matt did cup may have harmed their chances. tt2 issue with matt did cup on the doorstep but it was a wide range of different issues and at the end of the day we have to come back to the fact that governing parties just don t g
for the people who were campaigning with me. we ve had things thrown at people, we ve had an assault, you know, someone s been arrested. that s not what we need in our communities, what we need in our country. and if i canjust work a little bit through this role to try and improve things and try and show a different way then i think that s really important. in batley this morning the scale of the challenge was clear. we in batley this morning the scale of the challenge was clear. the challenge was clear. we are divided and the challenge was clear. we are divided and it the challenge was clear. we are divided and it will the challenge was clear. we are divided and it will take - the challenge was clear. we are divided and it will take a - the challenge was clear. we are divided and it will take a lot - the challenge was clear. we are divided and it will take a lot to l divided and it will take a lot to -et divided and it will take a lot to get that divided and it will take a lot
result matters to the local community but it will have important ramifications in westminster too. labour can t afford to celebrate for too long. the party still trails the conservatives in many opinion polls and there are still many who have concerns about keir starmer s leadership. but this result provides something which has been pretty rare for labour and its leader recently. good news. the question is whether its a one off or the start of a rebuild. nick eardley, thank you. new data shows coronavirus infection rates across much of the uk have risen to levels similar to those last seen in february. our health correspondent katharine da costa is with me. the ons says infections are rising in england and scotland, rising in wales and the trend is less clear in
will give his party and his leadership a new lease of life. a narrow win, but one that really matters for labour. some have written of the party s chances of winning batley and spen but kim leadbeater managed to hold on and labour s leader was delighted. itrailien labour s leader was delighted. when the labour party labour s leader was delighted. when the labour party sticks labour s leader was delighted. when the labour party sticks to labour s leader was delighted. w iez i the labour party sticks to its core values, is rooted in its communities and pulls together we can win, just as i won here. this is the start, labour is back. iii as i won here. this is the start, labour is back. as i won here. this is the start, labour is back. if labour had lost here the pressure labour is back. if labour had lost here the pressure on labour is back. if labour had lost here the pressure on keir- labour is back. if labour had lost| here the pressure on keir starmer would have increased