By-election
Tension escalates in Bury over Wakeford’s defection as Labour defends no by-election
Another car crash week for the PM saw Bury South MP Christian Wakeford defect from the Conservatives to Labour, leading to calls for a by-election.
Calls for a formal progressive alliance after Lib Dem win in North Shropshire
Are the voters ahead of political parties on this issue
Lib Dems overturn 23000 Tory majority and win North Shropshire in humiliating defeat for Boris Johnson
The Liberal Democrats have told Boris Johnson that the ‘party is over’
Tory warns Boris Johnson ‘one more strike and he’s out’ after humiliating defeat in North Shropshire
The Liberal Democrats overturned a Tory majority of almost 23,000, winning with a margin of nearly 6,000 votes and a 34% swing.
Old Bexley and Sidcup: Labour receives biggest increase in vote share in any parliamentary by-election since 2016
Although the Tories held the seat, they did so with a significantly reduce majority from nearly 19,000 to 4,478.
Fake Labour leaflet claiming party opposes ‘whiteness’ takes Batley and Spen campaign to new lows
A leaflet is being distributed in Batley and Spen which has all the hallmarks of a right-wing smear campaign