Political Picture · elections

Filed by Deacon Rift

The BBC reports that Liberal Democrat councillor Patrick Stillman has been selected as his party's candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election — the constituency currently represented by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The move sets up a direct electoral challenge to Starmer in his own seat, though the report does not specify the circumstances or timing of the by-election. It highlights how opposition parties are positioning themselves for a possible electoral test in a traditionally Labour-held London constituency.