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Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-election results: Key statistics

Sir Ed Davey is the first leader of any political party to win four by-elections since Paddy Ashdown.

The Independent UK

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

Lib Dems eye return to West Country strongholds with Somerton and Frome win

Sir Ed Davey said the victory showed the Lib Dems were ‘firmly back’ in one of their former heartlands.

The Independent UK

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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

Weak Rishi Sunak will SKIP debate on Boris Johnson's pals undermining Partygate probe

The Prime Minister will dodge a Commons debate on the findings of a special report that found seven MPs had tried to to undermine an investigation into Boris Johnson's Partygate lies

Daily Mirror

Labour divided over tactical voting to block Tories at by-elections

Exclusive: Starmer and Davey urged to strike informal deal – as new figures show success of tactical voting campaign

The Independent UK

Testing times for Tories in byelections offer opportunities for opposition

Labour and Lib Dems are targeting the seats – and results could reveal how low Conservative popularity has sunk

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The make-or-break by-elections facing Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak is facing three “highly problematic” by-elections in Conservative-held seats this summer after the resignation of Boris Johnson and two of his key allies.

The Week

Uxbridge, Mid-Bedfordshire and Selby by-elections: Key numbers

Labour and the Lib Dems would need big swings in the vote to win all three seats.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams: who might win their seats?

What are the opposition parties’ chances of winning the byelections triggered by the three Tory resignations?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak to 'get a backbone' and call a general election NOW

Keir Starmer said people have had enough of the 'farce' of Tory rule and want a general election now. He also accused Rishi Sunak of losing control as the Conservatives descend into civil war

Daily Mirror

SNP receive just £4,000 of donations in first three months of year

Both Scottish Labour and the Lib Dems received more than £200,000.

Daily Record

Carl Cashman is ready to get to work amid swirl of online attention

New Liverpool Lib Dem leader has caused a stir on social media. He sat down to speak about his life, his inspiration and his plans for the city.

Liverpool Echo

'Mancs accept me for who I am - just look at Corrie's Hayley', says city's first trans councillor

The M.E.N.'s Ethan Davies sits down with new councillor Chris Northwood on how she came to be a history-maker

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The Guardian - UK

Labour accused of meddling after vetoing local authority coalition plans

Concerns attempts to block local deals with Lib Dems or Greens risk allowing Tories to regain control of councils

Bristol Post

Lib Dems and Labour agree coalition to run South Gloucestershire Council

Conservative opposition leader brands the deal "worst of all worlds" for residents

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey impresses, but are the Lib Dems a viable electoral force?

Letters: Readers respond to Zoe Williams’ moving interview with the leader of the Liberal Democrats

The Guardian - UK

‘We didn’t show we cared enough. We won’t make that mistake twice’: Ed Davey on love, loss and the Lib Dems

After the Lib Dems’ triumph in the local elections, their leader talks about his ‘mission’ to get rid of the Tories, the tragedies that blighted his childhood, and how caring for his disabled son has shaped his politics

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The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t like talk of a hung parliament, but he needs to prep for one

The legacy of the 2019 defeat makes it very challenging for Labour to get to a parliamentary majority in one go

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Lib Dems can win big by calling out the Brexit mess

We must never stop speaking up on the damage it is doing to Britain’s economy, society, culture and standing in the world, says Alastair Campbell, author of But What Can I Do?

The Guardian - UK

Are you hoping for a progressive alliance to oust the Tories? Don’t hold your breath

Parties cooperated in the local elections. But come the general election, Labour’s self-interest will out, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard

OPINION - ‘Londonisation’ of the South-East is hurting the Tories

Where does London stop and the terrifying provincial nothingness begin? Please don’t shout at me, that was a question originally asked by Jay Foreman several years ago in this excellent video.

The Week

What a Labour-Lib Dem coalition might look like

Keir Starmer has set hares running over a possible Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition after the next election by refusing to categorically rule out such a deal.

The Independent UK

Sunak not ruling out coalitions despite accusing Starmer of ‘plotting’ pacts

The Prime Minister’s press secretary declined to say the Conservatives will not do deals with the DUP or other parties.

Liverpool Echo

31-year-old becomes new Liverpool Lib Dem opposition leader

New group leader replaces long-serving Richard Kemp - with uniting a divided group top of his agenda

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