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Trust Tories like you trust GPs after Harold Shipman, says Wakefield candidate

Conservative hopeful Nadeem Ahmed said former MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexual assault, was a ‘bad apple’ like the mass-murderer GP.

The Independent UK

Tory says voters should back them as 'people still trust GPs despite Harold Shipman'

Wakefield Conservative candidate Nadeem Ahmed said the former MP for the West Yorkshire seat, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a boy, was "one bad apple"

Daily Mirror

Wakefield: by-election Tories set out a Brexiteer stall amid ‘controversy galore’ on national scene

Battleground focus

Evening Standard

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Tory candidate in Wakefield by-election said Brexit ‘built on lies’ and regretted voting for it

Nadeem Ahmed also warned leaving EU had triggered racist attacks and backed second referendum, in embarrassment for Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections: Why we’re having one, when is it and who is favourite to win?

By-elections will take place in West Yorkshire and Devon next week.

Evening Standard

'Boris out of ideas and now fighting old battles - we're stuck until he's gone'

The mass of Conservative MPs with no confidence in jaundiced Johnson will only grow larger when he loses red wall Wakefield to Labour and possibly Tiverton to the Lib Dems

Daily Mirror

‘Labour sure to win Wakefield’: more tips from the Mystic Meg of politics

Prof Jon Tonge has won most of his political bets, so here are some predictions from a ‘trumped-up Nostradamus’

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Appeal for missing Wakefield man last seen in Bury

Lennie King, 22, was last seen in Kay Gardens in Bury

Manchester Evening News

Tory rebels vow to continue bid to oust Boris Johnson 'until he's gone'

Moments of high danger ahead for Boris Johnson include the Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections which the Tories are expected to lose. The PM also faces a damaging Commons investigation

Daily Mirror

What happens now as Boris Johnson survives no confidence vote - worst could be yet to come

While the Tory leader has insisted he wants to get on with running the UK, his behaviour has stirred up deep anger among his own backbenchers

Irish Mirror

What happens now as Boris Johnson survives no confidence vote - worst could be yet to come

Boris Johnson has won the backing of MPs in a no confidence vote - for now. But not even his closest allies think the danger has passed, writes Mirror Political Editor Pippa Crerar

Daily Mirror

The boos for Boris were the sound of a nation that is finished with him

The jeers for Boris Johnson at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday tell you nothing that the polling won’t. Despite the delusions — or lies — of his fast-receding tide of allies, his administration is over. Labour is 20 points ahead in Wakefield, where there is a by-election on June 23.…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson will ‘face down’ Tory confidence test, minister predicts

Business minister Paul Scully said a leadership poll ‘may well happen’, but backed the Prime Minister to win.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson warned of Wakefield by-election disaster as no confidence vote looms

Boris Johnson could face a crunch vote in his leadership within days but even if he avoids a challenge, the by-elections in Wakefield and the Devon seat of Tiverton and Honiton on June 23 loom

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Wales Online

Boris Johnson facing uncertain future as Wakefield by-election defeat looks likely

Conservatives trail Labour in the polls by 20 points for a seat they won with a 3,358 majority in 2019

The Independent UK

PM faces prospect of no-confidence vote as poll signals Tory Wakefield defeat

A survey has predicted the Tories may lose a key Red Wall battleground by as much as 20 points to Labour.

The Independent UK

Poll predicts heavy Tory by-election loss amid reports Johnson faces leadership test

The PM’s Partygate scandal swings voters towards Labour, polling expert says

Tribune News Service

Johnson is taking Tories to heavy loss in special election: poll

LONDON — Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is heading for a thumping defeat in this month’s special election in Wakefield, according to a poll published in the Sunday Times, a result that would heighten speculation over the prime minister’s long-term future.

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The Guardian - UK

Tories face catastrophic defeat in Wakefield amid reports Johnson faces a no confidence vote

Survey puts Labour 20 points ahead in the constituency amid reports Boris Johnson could face no confidence vote

The National (Scotland)

New polling predicts Tories set for crushing by-election defeat

It comes amid reports Boris Johnson could face a vote on his future as soon as next week.

The Independent UK

Poll predicts heavy Tory by-election loss amid reports PM faces leadership test

A survey suggests Boris Johnson’s party is trailing Labour by 20 points ahead of the Wakefield by-election on June 23.

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

Birmingham Post

Funding deal to support Wakefield automotive retail group continue growth story

RJTK Investments runs a handful of dealerships across the north and has received support from Barclays

Daily Mirror

21st mum who 'couldn't get off floor' unrecognisable after £7,700 transformation

Nathalie Holland, 31, from Wakefield, West Yorks, had become so big that she couldn't get out of a chair without taking it with her or get off the floor after changing her daughters nappy

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