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‘Silly sod’: Starmer laughs off minister’s Inbetweeners jibe at new MP

Johnny Mercer had mocked 25-year-old Keir Mather’s lack of real-world experience after he won the Selby and Ainsty byelection

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Tory election victory hopes hit by shattering byelection defeats

Starmer hails results as ‘cry for change’ as Sunak’s party loses Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome, but clings on in Uxbridge

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Quiz of The Week: 15 July - 21 July

It’s been a topsy-turvy week for politics, with three big by-elections and a few controversial pledges. Although Labour stormed to victory in Selby and Ainsty, leader Keir Starmer found himself on the ropes when he promised to maintain a deeply unpopular two-child benefit cap policy.

The Week · Jul 21, 2023

Byelection results paint ominous picture for Tories despite Uxbridge win

Conservatives avoided a 3-0 defeat but face a daunting task if they are to retain an overall majority at next election

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

UK byelection results: Labour routs Tories in Selby and Ainsty but falls short in Uxbridge

Keir Mather, 25, is Selby’s next MP, as Labour narrowly fails to take Boris Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Lib Dems romp to victory in Somerton and Frome

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Lib Dems claim to have delivered by-election blow to Sunak

The Liberal Democrats claimed to have ‘romped home’ in Somerton and Frome, one of three by-elections where votes are being counted.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Byelection results: Keir Starmer blames Uxbridge defeat on Ulez and calls for Sadiq Khan to ‘reflect’ on it – as it happened

London mayor’s plan to extend ultra low emission zone blamed by some for Labour’s defeat in Boris Johnson’s old seat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

Sunak dealt two by-election blows as Tories cling on in Boris Johnson’s former seat – live

Huge Tory majorities overturned in Somerset and Yorkshire, as Sunak clings on in Uxbridge

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Voters head to polls in three byelections seen as test of Rishi Sunak’s premiership – as it happened

Voters are picking new MPs in the constituencies of Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Selby and Ainsty

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

‘Lots of Tories won’t vote’: can Labour really take Selby and Ainsty?

Voters in the former mining constituency turned Tory stronghold suggest the Conservatives have their work cut out in the forthcoming byelection

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023