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It’s been a topsy-turvy week for politics, with three big by-elections and a few controversial pledges. Although Labour stormed to victory in Selby and Ainsty, leader Keir Starmer found himself on the ropes when he promised to maintain a deeply unpopular two-child benefit cap policy.

The RMT had planned six days of strike action

Our panel assesses the positions of the parties after an extraordinary night of bellwether byelections

Move the bus stop at your peril.

Labour leader blames unpopular £12.50 charge on drivers for shock defeat dubbed ‘Uloss’ by party insiders

‘Taken in the round, these by-election results do suggest that the Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble,’ Politics Professor Sir John Curtice

THE Tories have held on to Boris Johnson’s former seat in a blow to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Conservatives avoided a 3-0 defeat but face a daunting task if they are to retain an overall majority at next election

Rishi Sunak’s party has ‘awful long way to go’ to show they can cling onto power, says polling guru