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The National (Scotland)
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Stewart Ward

New polling predicts Tories set for crushing by-election defeat

Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie shared a laugh at the jubilee concert ... on the day it became clear his party is set for an electoral humbling

NEW polling has indicated that the Conservatives are in for a crushing defeat in the Wakefield by-election amid reports Boris Johnson could face a vote on his future as soon as next week.

The Prime Minister secured his majority of about 80 seats at the 2019 general election off the back of scalps in the so-called Red Wall – traditional Labour supporting areas in the North of England, the Midlands and Wales which voted Tory, inspired by Johnson’s promise of delivering Brexit.

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