Labour minister: ‘Deeply disappointing’ consequence however we should always not ‘over-interpret’ it

Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has advised Sky News Labour’s vital defeat within the Gorton and Denton by-election was "deeply disappointing".

She stated: "There’s no doubt that last night was a difficult and deeply disappointing night for my party, the Labour Party."

Alexander went on to say that it’s "not unusual for governing parties to lose mid-term by-elections", and added: "I don’t think we should over-interpret this result".

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