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Tories braced for defeats in triple by-election contest

Rishi Sunak has braced Conservative MPs for possible defeats in Thursday’s triple by-election contest. The Prime Minister told a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls that they face a “tough battle” in what were ...

20 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Sunak to face crunch by-elections as Tories battle to keep seats

By-elections this week threaten to cause misery for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as the Conservatives battle to save seats in three crunch local polls. All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and ...

17 Jul 2023 at 00:59

Polls close in by-election tests for Rishi Sunak’s leadership

Rishi Sunak is braced for a possible triple by-election blow after polls closed in contests which will be viewed as a test of his leadership. The Prime Minister has acknowledged that holding the seats, including Boris Johnson’s former ...

20 Jul 2023 at 22:59

Sunak admits crunch by-elections will prove ‘difficult’ for Tories

By-elections this week will be difficult, Rishi Sunak admitted, as the Conservatives battle to save seats in three crunch local polls. All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and ...

17 Jul 2023 at 15:28

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

Rishi Sunak has suffered a double by-election defeat in safe Tory seats, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats both overturning majorities of about 20,000. Labour won Selby and Ainsty and the Lib Dems took Somerton and Frome ...

21 Jul 2023 at 08:04

Lib Dems overturn 19,000 majority to win Somerton and Frome by-election

The Liberal Democrats have overturned a Tory majority of more than 19,000 to win the Somerton and Frome by-election. Sarah Dyke won the Somerset seat by 11,008 in a dramatic 29.0 percentage point swing away from Rishi ...

21 Jul 2023 at 03:42

Tories hold ex-PM Johnson’s former seat in blow to Starmer

The Tories have held on to Boris Johnson’s former seat in a blow to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Labour had hoped to take Uxbridge and South Ruislip, which the former prime minister held with a majority of 7,210 ...

21 Jul 2023 at 02:47

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

A recount has been ordered in the by-election in Boris Johnson’s former seat in a sign that Labour may fail to oust the Tories. The former prime minister held Uxbridge and South Ruislip with a majority of 7,210 in ...

21 Jul 2023 at 02:18

Lib Dems claim to have delivered by-election blow to Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a triple by-election threat as votes are counted in contests which will be viewed as a test of his leadership. Less than two hours after polls closed, the Liberal Democrats ...

21 Jul 2023 at 01:07

Minister Johnny Mercer compares new Labour MP to The Inbetweeners

Tory minister Johnny Mercer has compared new 25-year-old Labour MP Keir Mather to a character from cult Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners. The minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Conservative said Mr ...

21 Jul 2023 at 10:57

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

Rishi Sunak has insisted the next general election is not a “done deal” after losing two safe Tory seats but narrowly holding on to Boris Johnson’s old constituency in three by-elections. Labour ...

21 Jul 2023 at 11:16

Johnny Mercer will ‘soon be history’, says Keir Starmer after Inbetweeners jibe

Sir Keir Starmer has labelled a Government minister a “silly sod” who will “soon be history”, after Johnny Mercer compared the party’s new 25-year-old MP to a character from cult Channel 4 ...

21 Jul 2023 at 22:22

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