Batley and Spen: two problems Labour needs to overcome to win this crucial by-election

Parveen  Akhtar

Batley and Spen: two problems Labour needs to overcome to win this crucial by-election

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By-elections rarely cause political earthquakes but as the most recent one in Chesham and Amersham has highlighted, they can cause tremors that reverberate through political parties, knocking a brick or two from territorial walls in their wake.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 28 Jun 2021

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UK politics
Labour Party
white working-class
By-election
Batley and Spen

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