Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has won by just six votes over Labour in England's general election as Keir Starmer failed his first electoral test as UK prime minister.
A narrow victory for new MP Sarah Pochin gave the Reform Party a win in Runcorn and Helsby, where Labour won by almost 14,700 votes less than a year ago.
The move comes as the Reform Party has made gains against both Labour and the Conservatives across England in local elections, and Mr Farage said it was a “significant moment” in British politics.
The by-election was called after former Labour MP Mike Amesbury resigned after admitting to punching a constituent.
Amesbury won 53 per cent of the vote in the UK general election last July and the defeat, along with gains for reformers in other key Labour constituencies, will cause concern in Downing Street.
Mr Farage said: “This is a really, really important moment for the movement, for the party, no doubt about it, and it's happening all over England.”
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
