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Thursday 1 July 2021, 10:04pm Credit: PA Images Analysis from our Political Correspondent Harry Horton as polls close in the Batley and Spen by-election. "Britain first" were the words used by the murderer of Cox, although the organisation denied any connection to themselves. The battle for Batley and Spen - a by-election like no other | ITV News Speaking to activists and the media in the constituency, Starmer condemned the abuse Kim Leadbeater had faced during the campaign. Ms Brabin held Batley and Spen for Labour with a reduced majority in the general election of 2019 - down to 3,525 from 8,961 in 2017. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We in Germany, as you know, have less people attend games in the Munich stadium but the British Government will obviously take its own decision. On this occasion, parking was the issue that Leadbeater had added to her little notebook of voters complaints. 'Shaking and bleeding': plea for protection after violence on Batley How innovation and green tech will transform Africa, How to make your business indispensable in the green economy, How smart meters can boost Britains energy resilience, Diary: My time as the New Statesman's political editor is over, and Im shaking up a seven-year routine, The slow, saddeath of the print newspaper Audio Long Reads, Facility / Grounds Management and Maintenance, HR, Training and Organisational Development, Information and Communications Technology, Information Services, Statistics, Records, Archives, Infrastructure Management - Transport, Utilities, Science and Technical Research and Development. (By-elections must have a minimum number of weeks after moving the writ, which the defending party does.). The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. Sir Keir Starmer will breathe a big sigh of relief, because he would have been in real trouble with another by-election loss. Read about our approach to external linking. Listen to our politics podcast: Calling Peston. [45], Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson emphasised his local practical political experienceas a Leeds councillor and director of a West Yorkshire multi-academy trust[48]to work with the Conservative government effectively, and would be "banging the drum for investment" in the constituency. 2021 Batley and Spen by-election - Wikipedia, Kim Leadbeater on running for her sister Jo Coxs seat: I know this is what she would want me to be doing, The notable big name MPs who lost their seats or quit after the 2015 UK general election. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday.