The Latest Breaking News from Wakefield

Chalk up a win for steady Starmer, but things could still get shaky

Analysis: After Wakefield, the leader’s allies can say ‘boring’ works, but Labour is not wholly convinced

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton byelections: even Boris Johnson loyalists will now be worried for the next election

The scale of byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton in south-west England and Wakefield in the north of England might have Conservative rebels wishing they had waited a few weeks to hold a no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson. For the 148 MPs who voted against him, these results might have…

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022

Gary Neville urges Rishi Sunak to "do decent thing" and resign after Oliver Dowden exit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was humiliated in the Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield by-elections with Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden quitting his role on Friday

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

Tory MPs fearful of losing their seats as Johnson leads party to double defeat

The PM vowed to ‘keep going’ after his authority was dealt a series of blows, including the resignation of party co-chairman Oliver Dowden.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Far-right activist living in Northern Ireland Jayda Fransen comes last in Wakefield by-election

It was her lowest vote in a Westminster by-election to date

Belfast Live · Jun 24, 2022

Keir Starmer says Labour 'on track' to power as 'imploding' Tories endure by-election losses

Under-fire Boris Johnson had a torrid night at the polls as the Tories lost by-elections in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

By-election losses ‘monumental and humiliating’ for Boris Johnson – Sturgeon

The Conservatives lost both the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton seats in votes on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

What do the byelection results mean for the Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict

Former Tory seats have been lost to Labour in Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Sir John Curtice: Tories in trouble but Keir Starmer still missing crucial spark

Boris Johnson’s party is “in trouble” but Sir Keir Starmer has yet to spark the “crucial ingredient” of enthusiasm for Labour which led to Tony Blair’s 1997 victory, according to one of Britain’s leading elections experts

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022

Who is Ben Wallace? Marriage to ex-assistant, recovering Diana's body and torture comments

After the Tories' disastrous by-election results in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, some Tory MPs may be looking at Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a potential replacement for Boris Johnson...

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022