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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray and Kiran Stacey

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth: Tories face tough byelection battles

Sarah Edwards and Rachel Reeve laugh alongside Stuart Bealey, who is on a mobility scooter
The Labour candidate for Tamworth, Sarah Edwards (centre), and the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, meet a Labour supporter, Stuart Bealey. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Observer

Voters in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire will head to the polls on Thursday in two key byelections after the resignations of the Conservative MPs Chris Pincher and Nadine Dorries, in what could turn out to be a dramatic night.

In both battlegrounds the results look far from clearcut and with a general election on the horizon, all eyes will be on whether the Tories are able to hold on to power.

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