Podcast: why Labour feels worried about the Batley and Spen by-election

Why are Labour MPs so pessimistic and where do they think the leader's office is going wrong?

BATLEY, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: Campaign posters for Workers Party of Britain candidate George Galloway and Labour candidate Kim Leadbeater, are fixed to a post in the Batley and Spen constituency on June 14, 2021 in Batley, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the upcoming Batley and Spen by-election and why many in Labour think it’s not going well for the party.

Then in You Ask Us, they take your question on who’s doing a better job: Keir Starmer or Boris Johnson.

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