The new MP for Batley and Spen, Kim Leadbeater, has said the Labour Party must now work to reconnect with voters in the face of a narrow victory at the polls.Ms Leadbeater won the West Yorkshire seat with a majority of just 323 – down from the 3,525 vote cushion the party had in 2019 – but the result was a surprise after opinion polls put the Tories in the lead and Labour insiders had feared the worst.
