Manchester, United Kingdom, Feb 27, 2026 (AFP) - Starmer vows to take fight to rivals after 'seismic' UK Labour heartlands loss

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2026-02-27

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to fight "the extremes in politics" after left-wing and hard-right parties both beat his ruling Labour in a crunch vote in a traditional stronghold. The embattled centrist leader called the humiliating third-place finish -- behind the victorious leftist Greens and anti-immigration Reform UK party -- in Thursday's by-election for the Manchester parliamentary seat "disappointing". Coming just week......

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