Speculation mounts over challenge to Keir Starmer as voters in Batley and Spen byelection go to polls
Angela Rayner has been forced to deny any immediate plans to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership, amid feverish speculation at Westminster as voters in Batley and Spen go to the polls.
Labour still has hopes of winning the hard-fought byelection; but many MPs are already discussing what might happen if they were to lose it.
