Batley and Spen ‘more damning than Hartlepool’ if Labour lose

Losing Batley and Spen would be a worse result for Labour than their Hartlepool defeat, according to Ian Dunt.

Labour trail six points behind the Conservatives in the polls, going into the by-election on 1st July.

Politics.co.uk’s editor-at-large also spoke about the wider challenges facing Keir Starmer, as he struggles to reconcile Labour’s old and new coalitions.