The Liberal Democrats’ by-election candidate Richard Foord (left) poses for a photograph with his wife Kate at a poll booth in Tiverton and Honiton
(Picture: PA)Boris Johnson insisted he was “full of optimism and buoyancy” as he awaited the results of two by-elections which could have significant implications for his leadership.
Polls have closed in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton after contests triggered by Conservative MPs resigning in disgrace.
