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Tory Chairman says Keir Starmer should be 'worried' - despite huge lead in polls

The Tory Chairman Nadhim Zahawi made the claim just days after his party suffered its worst defeat in Chester at a by-election since 1832 and polls consistently giving Labour a huge lead over Rishi Sunak's Tory party

Daily Mirror

Christmas market 40 minutes from Liverpool that is the 'perfect festive day out'

I was impressed with my visit to Chester Christmas Markets

Liverpool Echo

All the new restaurants, bars and cafes opening in Manchester this December

Bidding farewell to 2022 with hearty cafes, wine-led restaurants and dessert parlours

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian view on the Chester byelection: a victory that poses questions for Labour

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer does not have a story of how he could better deal with this economic emergency. A mandate for change will need one

The Guardian - UK

Labour wins Chester by-election (but about that swing...)

The Labour Party has won the City of Chester by-election with 61.2% of the vote to the Conservatives’ 22.4%. That is a big victory and represents the Tories’ lowest share of the vote in the constituency since 1832. For context, this is a seat David Cameron’s party won in 2010.

Evening Standard

Labour beats Conservatives to retain UK parliament seat

Britain's opposition Labour Party scored a resounding victory in a vote for a parliamentary seat in northwest England on Friday, underlining the scale of the challenge facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to win a general election in the next two years.

Reuters

Angela Rayner celebrates Labour’s by-election victory in Chester

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner visited Chester on Friday to celebrate the result of the by-election with the new MP, Samantha Dixon, who will now take up her seat two years out from the next general election. The party held on to the seat with a majority of 10,974, delivering…

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Labour by-election win shows public are ‘fed up’ with Tories, says Starmer

The party held on to the City of Chester with a majority of 10,974, delivering a defeat to Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Labour stays on course for power with Chester byelection victory

Little sign of Tory resurgence under Rishi Sunak after thumping win for Labour against difficult backdrop

The Guardian - UK

Labour in 'best position in 12 years' after strong Chester win

Labour leader Keir Starmer says result shows "people want change"

Liverpool Echo

Chester by-election analysis: Labour whitewash shows scale of challenge facing Rishi Sunak

Polling experts have warned Rishi Sunak he “has a lot of work to do” to stand a chance of holding on to power after Labour comfortably won the Chester City by-election.

Evening Standard

Sunak flunks first electoral test as Labour wins 'best ever' by-election result

The Tories lost the first by-election contested since Sunak became Prime Minister

The National (Scotland)

Labour retains Chester with 10,000 vote majority in first Sunak electoral test

Local councillor Samantha Dixon re-won the seat for Labour in the early hours of Friday

Evening Standard

UK politics news – live: Union warns parliament not ‘a safe place to work’ amid latest sex assault scandal

Claims of rape and sexual assault lodged against Tory MP span period of two years

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Chester by-election result: Labour ‘decisively’ win seat in ‘strong message to Conservative Party’

Newly-elected Samantha Dixon says Tory government has betrayed trust put in them at last general election

Daily Mirror

Labour wins by-election in first electoral defeat for Rishi Sunak - almost doubling majority

New Labour MP Samantha Dixon increased the party's majority in Chester by more than 4,000 votes in a blow to Rishi Sunak's new Government

The Guardian - UK

Labour wins Chester byelection with ‘best result since 2010’

Rishi Sunak’s first test ends brutally, with 14-point swing pollsters say would give Starmer comfortable majority at election

The Independent UK

Labour retains Chester seat in blow to Sunak in first electoral test

Local councillor Samantha Dixon re-won the seat for Labour in the early hours of Friday morning.

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak faces first by-election test as polls close in Chester

The result is expected in the early hours of Friday morning.

The Independent UK

Polls close in Chester as Sunak faces first by-election test

The result is expected in the early hours of Friday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Chester byelection: polls close in Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test as PM

Labour expected to hold seat with new candidate after resignation of Chris Matheson

The Guardian - UK

Ian Blackford stepping down as SNP’s leader at Westminster – as it happened

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute after Scottish MP announces he will not stand again for position

Birmingham Post

'Harrods of the North': Iconic former Debenhams Browns of Chester sold

The building has been empty since Debenhams closed its doors in May 2021

Wales Online

Three locations in Wales named among the happiest places to live

And the variety of houses you can buy there

Daily Mirror

Voters head to polls in Chester by-election in first electoral test for Rishi Sunak

The by-election will be the first test of public opinion at the ballot box since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister in the aftermath of Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget

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