Ros Jones speaks to the media after her narrow victory.A victorious Labour mayor has called on Keir Starmer to start listening to voters as support for Reform UK soars across the country.Ros Jones hit out at the prime ministers after defeating Nigel Farage’s party by just 698 votes to win the mayoral contest in the traditional Labour heartland of Doncaster.Earlier, Labour had clung on in North Tyneside after Karen Clark beat Reform’s John Falkenstein by just 444 votes.Reform UK also overturned a Labour majority of nearly 15,000 to win the Runcorn by-election and are also on course to gain hundreds of council seats across England.Speaking to the BBC shortly after her result was announced, Jones said the narrowness of her victory should be a wake up call for the prime minister.In particular, she said voters are angry at the government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners, put up National Insurance payments for employers and slash disability benefits.She said: “I think national government needs to look and see what people are saying.&
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