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Starmer suffers defeat in first by-election as Reform takes Runcorn and Helsby
Nigel Farage has declared two-party politics "is finished" after Reform UK gained a new MP and took control of councils across the country.
The Reform leader addressed supporters in Durham following a day of successive victories in the local elections, which he said showed his party was now "the main opposition" to the government. Politics Live: Could Reform finally get a toehold of power? The day began with Reform narrowly winning the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes, overturning the 14,700 majority secured by Labour at the general election less than 12 months ago.
The insurgent party has also taken Lincolnshire, Staffordshire and Lancashire councils from the Tories and gained control of Durham, where Labour was previously the biggest party. In a victory lap on Friday afternoon, Mr Farage mocked Sir Keir Starmer for declaring at Prime Minister's Questions recently that Reform "will have the Conservative Party for breakfast".
"He missed a bit, which was: we were going to have the Labour Party for lunch and we've done that today," the Clacton MP said. He also took aim at the Tories, claiming to have "wiped them out" and that they no longer have any relevance.
"Today marks the end of two-party politics - it is finished.
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