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Is Labour’s Uxbridge by-election campaign in trouble?
Party officials have warned that Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone is damaging Labour’s chances in Boris Johnson’s former seat.
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It’s time for Rishi Sunak to get ruthless with Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister should make clear there is no way back for his disgraced predecessor.
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Labour and the Lib Dems need a non-aggression pact for the by-elections
A split in the anti-Conservative vote in Mid Bedfordshire could allow the Tories to cling on.
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Is Andy Burnham preparing for a new job?
If not, why is the Greater Manchester mayor’s director departing?
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Peter Tatchell: “Politics is bad today, but nothing like Bermondsey”
The human rights activist on what the violence and homophobia of the 1983 by-election teaches today’s left.
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The West Lancashire by-election shows the Tories’ Red Wall strategy is failing
A 10 per cent swing towards Labour is a foreboding result for Conservative MPs in the north of England.
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Labour’s triumph in the Stretford by-election shows the Tories will need a miracle to win
Keir Starmer’s party victory was consistent with its national poll lead of around 20 points.
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Labour’s landslide in Chester shows voters have an appetite for change
The party’s impressive by-election result suggests a risk-averse strategy from Keir Starmer now would be a mistake.
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By protecting private schools, Rishi Sunak is chasing voters who don’t exist
As an Old Wykehamist, the Prime Minister may think he knows the sorts of parents whose children go to private…
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Rishi Sunak braces for electoral defeat in the Chester by-election
If the Tory vote in the constituency collapses today, it will be a sharp reminder of the kind of voters…
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Will Boris Johnson face a by-election over partygate?
The Privileges Committee could find the Prime Minister in contempt of parliament and potentially cost him his seat.
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In Westminster, change is stirring: Tory hegemony is under threat
The Conservatives are in trouble. The overwhelming likelihood is that Keir Starmer will be the next prime minister.
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Oliver Dowden has cancelled himself
The disgruntled ex-culture secretary has had enough of the culture war he started.
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How the Tories suffered the biggest by-election defeat in British history
The previous record had stood for almost 90 years before the Tiverton and Honiton vote.
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The informal Labour-Lib Dem alliance could doom the Tories
If the unspoken pact between the parties holds at a general election, the Conservatives face dramatic losses.
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The Lib Dems hold the key to getting rid of Boris Johnson
If we can win in a Conservative seat as safe as Tiverton and Honiton, we can win in dozens of…
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Who in the cabinet has the courage to challenge Boris Johnson?
What the Tory rebellion has lacked all along is a Michael Heseltine-style figure.
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The by-elections show what a Tory wipeout could look like
Labour and the Lib Dems don’t need a formal pact to inflict defeats on the Conservatives across the country.
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Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton by-election results
Full coverage as the Conservatives lose two by-elections in one night.
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