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Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections

Mr Dowden said in his letter to the PM the by-elections “are the latest in a run of very poor results for our party"

Wales Online

By-election news - live: PM loses backing of more Tory MPs after disastrous defeats

Senior Tory MP says PM’s fall from power ‘is now a question of when, not if’

The Independent UK

Tories handed ‘wake-up call’ with double defeat in Tiverton and Wakefield by-elections

Lib Dem win in Devon represents the largest majority ever overturned at by-election

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson suffers brutal double by-election defeat as voters abandon Tories

Disastrous by-election defeats in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton will pile pressure on Boris Johnson, who has been trying to restore his battered premiership after he clung on in a no confidence vote

Daily Mirror

New Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood says Labour is ‘rebuilding the red wall’

Mr Lightwood was elected with a majority of 4,925 on a swing of 12.7% from the Tories to Labour.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's Conservatives lose Wakefield at by-election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives lost the parliamentary seat of Wakefield in northern England on Friday, with voters dealing a blow to the party after months of scandals and a growing cost of living crisis.

Reuters

Labour win in Wakefield proves party is ready for power, says Starmer

Simon Lightwood elected as MP in symbolic victory in ‘red wall’ seat won by Conservatives in 2019

The Guardian - UK

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Labour's Simon Lightwood wins Wakefield by-election - piling pressure on Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson may be thousands of miles away in Kigali, Rwanda, but his premiership will undoubtedly come under intense pressure as Labour shows signs of rebuilding back its so called Red Wall.

Daily Mirror

Wes Streeting says crunch by-election will show Labour's path back to power

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Red Wall battle is the "big test" and the upcoming by-election in Wakefield was a perfect chance for Labour to make steps back to power amid fledgling support for the Tories

Daily Mirror

Tory by-election candidate who jibed at 'parachuted' rival doesn't live in seat

Tory Nadheem Ahmed, who claimed his Labour rival was parachuted in, actually lives in a village outside Wakefield - in a neighbouring constituency

Daily Mirror

Starmer: Wakefield victory could herald next Labour government

The Labour leader urged supporters not to be complacent with just days to go to until the by-election.

The Independent UK

'I'm no outsider': Labour's Wakefield by-election candidate Simon Lightwood insists

Simon Lightwood is determined to connect with as many constituents as he can before the crunch by-election on June 23. Mr Lightwood's selection to battle the Tories angered some in Labour circles last month.

Daily Mirror

Labour victory in Wakefield will be a 'big step' to win back the Red Wall, Andy Burnham says

The Mayor of Greater Manchester spoke exclusively to the Daily Mirror as he hit the campaign trail in Wakefield, hoping he can help rebuild the Red Wall. The city lies more than 50 miles away from his Greater Manchester authority.

Daily Mirror

Signs of progress for Labour as it aims to win back Wakefield in byelection

Voters frustrated that promised changes have gone undelivered since ‘red wall’ seat turned blue

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The Independent UK

Victory in Wakefield poll could spell end of Boris Johnson, says Labour

Candidate Simon Lightwood was joined at Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club by shadow minister Lisa Nandy.

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield Labour chiefs walk out of final vote on byelection candidate

Local party’s executive walks out en masse over candidate choice, which it says is stitch-up by party HQ

Daily Mirror

Wakefield Labour group's entire committee resigns in by-election candidates row

Labour officials complained about the lack of a local candidate in the by-election, where voters will choose between Community union's Kate Dearden, from Bradford, and NHS worker Simon Lightwood

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield Labour executive resigns accusing Starmer of byelection stitch-up

Members quit en masse over ‘arrogant’ handling of candidate selection process

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