UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson

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Lib Dems overturned a huge Tory majority in Tiverton and Honiton. In Wakefield, Labour took back a seat it had lost to the Conservatives in 2019. Results follow months of criticism of the prime minister over parties in Downing Street during lockdown. They also come amid soaring inflation and concerns over the cost of living.

UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson

5 days ago·Tiverton, United Kingdom

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Times of India

UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Boris Johnson

"The people of Tiverton and Honiton have spoken for Britain," said the area's newly elected Liberal Democrat lawmaker, Richard Foord. "They sent a loud and clear message: It's time for Boris Johnson to go, and go now." Losing both increases jitters among restive Conservatives who already worry the ebullient but erratic and divisive Johnson is no longer an electoral asset.

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CTV News

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The Independent

Boris Johnson suffers double by-election humiliation

The Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton, which had previously been held by the Tories with a 24,000 majority, while Labour won Wakefield.

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USA Today

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