Labour’s crushing by-election defeat lays bare Keir Starmer’s unpopularity – tax hikes won’t win back voters’ trust

Kick in ballots  LABOUR’S catastrophic by-election defeat is a massive blow to the Prime Minister and reveals the depth of his party’s unpopularity after little more than a year in power.  Serious missteps in the early months have cost Keir Starmer dear.  Party campaigners blamed cutting the winter fuel allowance, the National Insurance rise on…