Oliver Dowden: Tory fixer who may have eye on quick return to cabinet Party co-chair’s decision to quit over byelection losses leaves him handily placed if Boris Johnson is deposed The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022
Michael Howard calls on Boris Johnson to resign after byelection defeats PM has said he intends to carry on but former Tory leader says party ‘would be better off under new leadership’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson loyalists rally around PM amid warnings Tories are 'sleepwalking' to defeat Dominic Raab and Priti Patel came out batting for the absent Prime Minister after the bombshell resignation of the Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden. Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022
These byelection defeats are the verdict on a cruel and useless government that’s running out of road Losses in Tiverton & Honiton and in Wakefield are more than midterm blues. They’re a sign of the anti-Tory majority getting its act together, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson pledges to 'carry on' instead of stepping down after double by-election loss The Conservative Party lost a 24,000 majority in Tiverton, Devon, where the Liberal Democrats took the seat, while Labour won Wakefield back Chronicle Live · Jun 24, 2022
Gary Neville sends brutal message to Boris Johnson after Conservatives' by-election nightmare The Conservatives received a drubbing in the Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield by-elections with Labour member Gary Neville calling for PM Boris Johnson to resign, having seen Tory party co-chair Oliver Dowden step down Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022
'Tories now fear the party is sleepwalking towards a general election rout' This morning’s by-election results suggest that Johnson’s brand of Conservatism has fallen out of favour with Red Wall voters and the traditional shires, writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022
Oliver Dowden resignation letter in full as Tory party chairman resigns after by-election defeats The Conservative Party chairman said in his letter to the PM the by-elections "are the latest in a run of very poor results for our party". Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson says he will 'listen' to voters but 'keep going' after by-election defeats The Lib Dems have called for the PM to be 'pushed out' Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022
Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chairman after Johnson's double by-election defeat OLIVER Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister… The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson vows to 'keep going' after double by-election humiliation The Prime Minister acknowledged that losing the former Tory stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton to the Lib Dems as well as surrendering Wakefield to Labour was "tough". Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022
Johnson vows to ‘keep going’ after double by-election humiliation Conservative co-chairman Oliver Dowden resigned from the Cabinet after the party suffered losses in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton. The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson says he will 'keep going' after two by-election defeats Prime Minister reacts to damaging losses to Liberal Democrats and Labour Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson vows to ‘keep going’ at No 10 despite double by-election defeat PM promises to ‘listen’ to voters after bruising results The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022 Boris Johnson says he will 'keep going' after devastating by-election results The Prime Minister defied calls to quit after the Tories lost both Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton in the most bruising by-election night since under John Major in 1991
Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2022 UK by-elections: Johnson suffers blow as Tories lose two seats Polls in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton were first since PM narrowly survived a vote of confidence this month.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 Oliver Dowden’s resignation letter in full as Tory chairman says ‘someone must take responsibility’ for losses ‘We cannot continue with business as usual,’ Mr Dowden said in his letter
Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022 Boris Johnson in danger as Tory party chairman resigns in wake of by-election thrashings Conservative party chairman Oliver Dowden sent a poisonous resignation letter to the Prime Minister after voters trashed the Prime Minister in two by-elections.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022 Boris Johnson admits byelection defeats ‘not brilliant’ as ex-Tory leader calls for resignation – as it happened Latest updates: PM says he will ‘keep going’ after Labour wins Wakefield and Lib Dems take Tiverton and Honiton and party chair resigns
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022 Boris Johnson faces threat of new leadership vote after by-election losses Conservatives suffer defeat in two key by-elections as voters reject Tories at polls
Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022 Oliver Dowden resigns as Conservative party chair after two by-election defeats "We cannot carry on with business as usual."
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022 Friday briefing: Party chair resigns after catastrophic results for Tories In today’s newsletter: devastating results for the Conservatives in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton intensify questions over the prime minister’s future
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections The Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton, which had previously been held by the Tories with a 24,000 majority, while Labour won Wakefield.
Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022 Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections Mr Dowden said in his letter to the PM the by-elections “are the latest in a run of very poor results for our party"
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022 Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory party chairman after historic by-election defeat Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Tory party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that "someone must take responsibility".