Labour has won a convincing victory in the City of Chester by-election and delivered a blow to Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.
Deputy leader Angela Rayner said Mr Sunak had "failed" and the Tories had taken a "pelting" after new MP Samantha Dixon increased Labour's majority by more than 4,000 votes.
Ms Dixon secured a 10,974 vote majority in a contest triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Christian Matheson, who quit after complaints of "serious sexual misconduct" were upheld by a parliamentary watchdog.
