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Byelection losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope

It says much of the Conservatives’ current plight that a win of just 495 votes is being hailed with relief inside the party.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2023

Jackie Baillie: No SNP or Tory seat safe from Labour surge after by-elections

Labour won Selby and Ainsty – overturning a more than 20,000 seat majority – from the Tories on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Who is Steve Tuckwell? Conservative MP for Uxbridge

He recently became a Tory MP after securing his first seat in London

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

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Desperate Tories warn Sunak they are headed for disaster after ‘appalling’ by-elections: ‘The party’s over’

Conservatives are ‘going to lose a hell of a lot of seats’, admits one MP – despite Rishi Sunak’s claim that a Labour general election victory is ‘not a done deal’

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Story of the night: how dramatic Uxbridge by-election result unfolded

New MP Steve Tuckwell defended the Tory seat vacated by Boris Johnson with a narrow win over Labour of just 495 votes

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

‘Anyone but them’: True-blue Tory voters see red to hand Labour historic Selby by-election

New Labour MP vows ‘change’ as voters vent frustration at Boris Johnson ally he replaces

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

British PM Rishi Sunak suffers 2 big defeats in U.K. special elections

The results of the British special elections, if replicated at a likely general election next year, would certainly see Labour emerge as the biggest single party.

WEKU · Jul 21, 2023

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General election not ‘lost’ despite by-election defeats – Scottish Tory chairman

Craig Hoy said the election will also be fought against a different background in Scotland.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Clinics told to stop prescribing medicines as weight loss drug hits diabetes supply

Government alert warns shortages have ‘serious clinical implications’ for diabetes patients

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Sunak's Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections

Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suffered two thumping defeats in a trio of special elections but avoided a drubbing after holding onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Tory chair leaves BBC studio in stitches with by-election claim

TORY chairman Greg Hands left the BBC’s Chris Mason and political analyst John Curtice in stitches as he claimed his party’s sole victory in…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023

Sunak vows to ‘double down’ on existing policies after two by-election defeats

The Prime Minister said narrowly holding on to Boris Johnson’s old seat shows the next general election is not a ‘done deal’.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Starmer blames Sadiq Khan’s Ulez for Uxbridge flop: ‘He needs to reflect’

Labour leader blames unpopular £12.50 charge on drivers for shock defeat dubbed ‘Uloss’ by party insiders

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Conservatives suffer record loss in Selby and Ainsty by-election

THE Conservatives suffered a record loss after Selby and Ainsty voted against the Government in a by-election.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023

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Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

Analysis: Thumping double blow to the Tories, even if Ulez proved toxic for Labour in Uxbridge

‘Taken in the round, these by-election results do suggest that the Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble,’ Politics Professor Sir John Curtice

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023

Tories hold on to ex-PM's former seat in blow to Keir Starmer

THE Tories have held on to Boris Johnson’s former seat in a blow to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

By election results live: Tories ‘doomed to lose power’ without change of course, warns Lord Frost

Rishi Sunak should ditch green policies, says Tory peer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Friday briefing: An awful byelection night for Sunak – though the Tories avoid a wipeout

In today’s newsletter: a pair of major defeats for the Conservatives, but the PM will be relieved to have at least retained Boris Johnson’s old seat

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Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

Uxbridge: Labour blames Ulez for by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s former seat

Labour frontbencher Steve Reed pinpointed the Sadiq Khan-backed scheme as a significant factor behind their defeat

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Record swing in Selby but Starmer faces ‘serious questions’ as Labour fails to take Uxbridge

Labour had been widely expected to overturn a 7,000 majority in the outer London seat, but candidate Danny Beales fell short

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 Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Thumping defeats for Sunak’s Tories but he is spared by-election whitewash

A win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip spared Rishi Sunak the ignominy of becoming the first PM to lose three by-elections in a night since 1968.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Labour blames Ulez for by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s former seat

Labour frontbencher Steve Reed pinpointed the Sadiq Khan-backed scheme as a significant factor behind their defeat.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Recount in by-election in Boris Johnson’s former seat

The prospect of the Tories retaining the seat is a blow to Sir Keir Starmer and may offer some relief for RIshi Sunak on a potentially tough night.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 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.

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