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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Who is Steve Tuckwell? Conservative MP for Uxbridge

He recently became a Tory MP after securing his first seat in London

Evening Standard

UK budget deficit falls in June but experts say tax cuts are unlikely

Jeremy Hunt says government needs to keep fiscal discipline as it attempts to halve inflation

The Guardian - UK

Five key takeaways from 2023 by-elections

The Tories, Labour and the Liberal Democrats are all claiming positives after each party achieved a dramatic victory in yesterday’s by-elections.

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Who are the new Labour, Lib Dem and Tory MPs and what do they stand for?

Labour’s Keir Mather is voice of youth, Lib Dem’s Sarah Dyke is from local farming family and Tory Steve Tuckwell won on Ulez issue

The Guardian - UK

Who is Keir Mather? Selby winner becomes youngest MP in Commons

The 25-year-old has been branded “baby of the house”.

Evening Standard

Tactical voting in byelections spells bad news for Tories

There is no win for the government in Labour and the Lib Dems losing their deposits or the Greens’ sticky results

The Guardian - UK

Desperate Tories warn Sunak they are headed for disaster after ‘appalling’ by-elections: ‘The party’s over’

Conservatives are ‘going to lose a hell of a lot of seats’, admits one MP – despite Rishi Sunak’s claim that a Labour general election victory is ‘not a done deal’

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Minister Johnny Mercer compares new Labour MP to The Inbetweeners

Keir Mather won Labour the Selby and Ainsty seat in one of three by-elections held on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Ian Murray: Sarwar and Starmer are 'both right' on two-child cap

The stances adopted by the Labour Party’s leaders in the UK and Scotland on the two-child benefit cap are both right, a senior MP has said.

The National (Scotland)

Story of the night: how dramatic Uxbridge by-election result unfolded

New MP Steve Tuckwell defended the Tory seat vacated by Boris Johnson with a narrow win over Labour of just 495 votes

Evening Standard

Misery for Sunak, glee for Davey, mostly joy for Starmer – our panel on the byelection results

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

The Guardian - UK

‘Anyone but them’: True-blue Tory voters see red to hand Labour historic Selby by-election

New Labour MP vows ‘change’ as voters vent frustration at Boris Johnson ally he replaces

The Independent UK

OPINION - Don’t move the bus stop - Uxbridge by-election shows it is local issues that still matter the most

Move the bus stop at your peril.

Evening Standard

General election not ‘lost’ despite by-election defeats – Scottish Tory chairman

Craig Hoy said the election will also be fought against a different background in Scotland.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Tory chair leaves BBC studio in stitches with by-election claim

TORY chairman Greg Hands left the BBC’s Chris Mason and political analyst John Curtice in stitches as he claimed his party’s sole victory in…

The Guardian - UK

Tories seek solace in Uxbridge but byelections show mood is against them

Pollsters say dramatic swings spell bad news for Rishi Sunak, yet PM’s allies say there are still reasons to hope

The Independent UK

Starmer blames Sadiq Khan’s Ulez for Uxbridge flop: ‘He needs to reflect’

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

The National (Scotland)

Conservatives suffer record loss in Selby and Ainsty by-election

THE Conservatives suffered a record loss after Selby and Ainsty voted against the Government in a by-election.

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Evening Standard

Analysis: Thumping double blow to the Tories, even if Ulez proved toxic for Labour in Uxbridge

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

The Guardian - UK

Siân Berry says Labour shift to right could help Greens hold Brighton

Green party candidate to fight Brighton Pavilion constituency says Keir Starmer is abandoning pledges

The Guardian - UK

Byelection results paint ominous picture for Tories despite Uxbridge win

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

The Independent UK

Tories still in ‘deep electoral trouble’ despite Uxbridge win, says John Curtice

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

The Independent UK

‘Baby of the House’: What we know about Keir Mather, the new youngest MP in the Commons

25-year-old becomes youngest MP in the Commons after overturning 20,000 majority in Selby

Evening Standard

Uxbridge: Labour blames Ulez for by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s former seat

Labour frontbencher Steve Reed pinpointed the Sadiq Khan-backed scheme as a significant factor behind their defeat

The Independent UK

UK by-election results: Everything you need to know in graphs

Key facts and statistics from the results of Thursday’s by-elections

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