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Boris Johnson told to quit by Tory grandee after double by-election defeat

Former Conservative leader Michael Howard urged the Cabinet to consider resigning.

The Independent UK

Wakefield's new Labour MP Simon Lightwood grew up 'in poverty' in South Shields

The former King George V Comp pupil took the 'red wall' seat of Wakefield from the Conservatives and pledged to stand up for people in poverty

Chronicle Live

The Northern Agenda: Wakey-wakey Boris, you've lost another MP

Pressure mounts on Prime Minister as Labour win back a 'red wall' Northern seat

Manchester Evening News

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Tory MPs fearful of losing their seats as Johnson leads party to double defeat

The PM vowed to ‘keep going’ after his authority was dealt a series of blows, including the resignation of party co-chairman Oliver Dowden.

The Independent UK

Far-right activist living in Northern Ireland Jayda Fransen comes last in Wakefield by-election

It was her lowest vote in a Westminster by-election to date

Belfast Live

Keir Starmer says Labour 'on track' to power as 'imploding' Tories endure by-election losses

Under-fire Boris Johnson had a torrid night at the polls as the Tories lost by-elections in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton

Daily Mirror

By-election losses ‘monumental and humiliating’ for Boris Johnson – Sturgeon

The Conservatives lost both the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton seats in votes on Thursday.

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What do the byelection results mean for the Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict

Former Tory seats have been lost to Labour in Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton

The Guardian - UK

Sir John Curtice: Tories in trouble but Keir Starmer still missing crucial spark

Boris Johnson’s party is “in trouble” but Sir Keir Starmer has yet to spark the “crucial ingredient” of enthusiasm for Labour which led to Tony Blair’s 1997 victory, according to one of Britain’s leading elections experts

Evening Standard

Who is Ben Wallace? Marriage to ex-assistant, recovering Diana's body and torture comments

After the Tories' disastrous by-election results in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, some Tory MPs may be looking at Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a potential replacement for Boris Johnson...

Daily Mirror

These byelection defeats are the verdict on a cruel and useless government that’s running out of road

Losses in Tiverton & Honiton and in Wakefield are more than midterm blues. They’re a sign of the anti-Tory majority getting its act together, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

If the Tories had any decency, they would get out of the way – Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrated the party’s by-election victory in Wakefield.

The Independent UK

Lib Dem byelection win was spectacular – but Labour’s may hurt Tories most

Analysis: Wakefield victory, on top of some of the local election results in May, suggests red wall is repairable

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson pledges to 'carry on' instead of stepping down after double by-election loss

The Conservative Party lost a 24,000 majority in Tiverton, Devon, where the Liberal Democrats took the seat, while Labour won Wakefield back

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: Wakefield win shows Labour on track for government

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said his party’s triumph in the Yorkshire red wall seat of Wakefield showed he was on course to win the next general election.

Daily Mirror

Gary Neville sends brutal message to Boris Johnson after Conservatives' by-election nightmare

The Conservatives received a drubbing in the Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield by-elections with Labour member Gary Neville calling for PM Boris Johnson to resign, having seen Tory party co-chair Oliver Dowden step down

Daily Record

Oliver Dowden resignation letter in full as Tory party chairman resigns after by-election defeats

The Conservative Party chairman said in his letter to the PM the by-elections "are the latest in a run of very poor results for our party".

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson says he will 'listen' to voters but 'keep going' after by-election defeats

The Lib Dems have called for the PM to be 'pushed out'

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Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chairman after Johnson's double by-election defeat

OLIVER Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister…

Daily Record

Boris Johnson vows to 'keep going' after double by-election humiliation

The Prime Minister acknowledged that losing the former Tory stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton to the Lib Dems as well as surrendering Wakefield to Labour was "tough".

The Independent UK

Johnson vows to ‘keep going’ after double by-election humiliation

Conservative co-chairman Oliver Dowden resigned from the Cabinet after the party suffered losses in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton.

WEKU

British Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Boris Johnson

Defeat in the two district contests increases jitters among Conservatives who worry the erratic and divisive prime minister is no longer an electoral asset.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says he will 'keep going' after devastating by-election results

The Prime Minister defied calls to quit after the Tories lost both Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton in the most bruising by-election night since under John Major in 1991

Al Jazeera

UK by-elections: Johnson suffers blow as Tories lose two seats

Polls in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton were first since PM narrowly survived a vote of confidence this month.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson admits byelection defeats ‘not brilliant’ as ex-Tory leader calls for resignation – as it happened

Latest updates: PM says he will ‘keep going’ after Labour wins Wakefield and Lib Dems take Tiverton and Honiton and party chair resigns

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