Boris Johnson's Tories face a general election drubbing if Labour and the Lib Dems can repeat their 'pincer movement' against vulnerable Tories across the country.
This week's dual by-election defeat saw Labour overturn a Tory majority in the northern red wall seat of Wakefield with a 12% swing.
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems used Mr Johnson's unpopularity in the south to turn Tiverton and Honiton yellow for the first time in almost a century with a 29% swing.