Why does Starmer’s warning of ‘hostility’ in Gorton sound like a threat?

The Prime Minister’s intervention in the upcoming by-election smacks of desperation

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The Prime Minister’s intervention in the upcoming by-election smacks of desperation

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Community tensions will rise should Farage’s party triumph in Thursday’s by-election, warns PM

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Starmer faced a humiliating by-election defeat in Gorton and Denton to the Green Party last week

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It stretches credulity to believe that the Prime Minister had no inkling of what might be unearthed in the Epstein files

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Labour MPs warn prime minister the decision will trigger ‘bloodletting’ – but supporters back move, saying it will help party…

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The former prime minister has been let down more than most by his old Labour colleague

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With his premiership on the line, the prime minister issued a final message to voters in Gorton and Denton where Labour’s seventh…

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