London | British Labour leader Keir Starmer looks to have headed off a potential leadership spill after narrowly winning a hotly contested byelection in the north of England.
Expectations had been growing that his disaffected deputy Angela Rayner might challenge his embattled leadership of the party if he lost a second “Red Wall” seat in almost as many months.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
