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24 Feb 2017

Labour lose Copeland but win Stoke

Snatching catastrophe from the jaws of defeat: Jeremy Corbyn has resisted the growing clamour for him to step down after Labour’s humilating result in Copeland, an area it’s held for decades. There was some consolation when Labour managed to hold on to Stoke-on-Trent, seeing off Ukip’s challenge.