UK Labour loses normally safe seat in blow to PM Starmer
Deutsche Welle
February 27, 2026
Britain's Labour Party has slumped to a third-place finish in a byelection seen as a confidence test for the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Greens won the seat, followed by right-wing populist Reform.
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Originally published on Deutsche Welle on 2/27/2026