@AlJazeera @global-news-AlJazeera No, it was a much bigger defeat for Reform. Starmer accepted the risk of losing the seat to stay PM.

I hope he's now realised that people are further Left than he thought. He's been confused by noisy racists, boosted by wealthy propagandists, so this is a good thing. He took Labour too far Right to face an imagined threat.

He needs to propose radical changes then the party has to back or sack him or they are out.