The Latest Breaking News from Wakefield

Tory says voters should back them as 'people still trust GPs despite Harold Shipman'

Wakefield Conservative candidate Nadeem Ahmed said the former MP for the West Yorkshire seat, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a boy, was "one bad apple"

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Wakefield: by-election Tories set out a Brexiteer stall amid ‘controversy galore’ on national scene

Battleground focus

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022

Tory candidate in Wakefield by-election said Brexit ‘built on lies’ and regretted voting for it

Nadeem Ahmed also warned leaving EU had triggered racist attacks and backed second referendum, in embarrassment for Boris Johnson

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Tory rebels vow to continue bid to oust Boris Johnson 'until he's gone'

Moments of high danger ahead for Boris Johnson include the Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections which the Tories are expected to lose. The PM also faces a damaging Commons investigation

Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022

What happens now as Boris Johnson survives no confidence vote - worst could be yet to come

While the Tory leader has insisted he wants to get on with running the UK, his behaviour has stirred up deep anger among his own backbenchers

Irish Mirror · Jun 7, 2022

What happens now as Boris Johnson survives no confidence vote - worst could be yet to come

Boris Johnson has won the backing of MPs in a no confidence vote - for now. But not even his closest allies think the danger has passed, writes Mirror Political Editor Pippa Crerar

Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2022

The boos for Boris were the sound of a nation that is finished with him

The jeers for Boris Johnson at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday tell you nothing that the polling won’t. Despite the delusions — or lies — of his fast-receding tide of allies, his administration is over. Labour is 20 points ahead in Wakefield, where there is a by-election on June 23.…

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2022

Boris Johnson will ‘face down’ Tory confidence test, minister predicts

Business minister Paul Scully said a leadership poll ‘may well happen’, but backed the Prime Minister to win.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

Boris Johnson warned of Wakefield by-election disaster as no confidence vote looms

Boris Johnson could face a crunch vote in his leadership within days but even if he avoids a challenge, the by-elections in Wakefield and the Devon seat of Tiverton and Honiton on June 23 loom

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2022

Boris Johnson facing uncertain future as Wakefield by-election defeat looks likely

Conservatives trail Labour in the polls by 20 points for a seat they won with a 3,358 majority in 2019

Wales Online · Jun 5, 2022