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- Alastair Campbell has alleged the Labour party was discriminatory when expelling him for voting for the Liberal Democrats, because other members have not faced similar action despite publicly admitting they voted for another party.
- The former immigration minister and chief whip Mark Harper has become the 12th Conservative MP to declare his candidacy for the party’s leadership.
- Philip Hammond has become the most senior Conservative to signal that he might be prepared to back a second referendum, piling pressure on Tory leadership candidates backing no deal by warning that they could lose a vote of no confidence.
- The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, will stand to replace Vince Cable as the head of her party, she has announced.
Local council byelections take place on Thursdays. There was one yesterday. Britain Elects has the results.
One council by-election tonight: a Liberal Democrat defence in Gosport. @andrewteale previews it here: https://t.co/4Pz8TtSFhR
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) May 30, 2019
Brockhurst (Gosport) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) May 30, 2019
LDEM: 51.5% (+10.3)
CON: 22.6% (-12.2)
BUSP: 17.4% (+17.4)
LAB: 8.4% (-4.7)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
No UKIP (-5.7) and Grn (-5.1) as prev.
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