Published 3 months ago

Wellingborough by-election result: Labour overturns big Tory majority with second win of night

Labour's Gen Kitchen won the Wellingborough by-election, overturning the Conservatives' majority with a 28.5% swing.
The Conservatives lost both the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections, making this the worst performing Tory government in by-elections since WWII.
Conservative MP Peter Bone was suspended, triggering the Wellingborough by-election.

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BBC News

Labour wins Wellingborough seat in by-election

Gen Kitchen becomes the new MP by 6,436 votes to win the seat previously held by the Conservatives.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Labour overturns 18,000 Tory majority to win Wellingborough byelection

Gen Kitchen takes seat for party for first time since 2001 general election to temper fears after testing week

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

U.K. by-election results deliver double blow for PM Rishi Sunak

The latest results from this week’s polls are the 9th and 10th by-election defeats for the Conservative government since the 2019 U.K. general election.

3 months ago·India

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The Independent

Labour’s Gen Kitchen overturns 19,000 Tory majority to win Wellingborough by-election

Labour figures believe the win puts Sir Keir Starmer on course for a 1997-style general election landslide

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

In Latest Blow, Rishi Sunak's Party Loses 2 Seats To Opposition In Key Poll

Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Friday lost two more parliamentary seats to Labour in by-elections, dealing an ominous new blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a full national vote. The losses capped a dire week for the UK leader, struggling to revive support for his beleaguered party, as official data showed Britain is in recession after economic contraction for two successive quarters. In power since 2010, the Conservat…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

UK voters deliver double blow to Rishi Sunak, electing Labour lawmakers in two special elections

Voters in two districts in England have delivered new blows to beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Results Friday show they elected opposition-party lawmakers in seats that Sunak’s Conservatives had held

3 months ago·United States

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