The Latest Breaking News on Double byelection defeat shines bright light on Tories’ plight

All the leaders concluded that things had panned out just as they had hoped, if not better

After 13 years of Conservative misrule, the party has to offer something else besides reassurance says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Conservatives held on to Boris Johnson’s old seat but lost two other by-elections to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Rishi Sunak insisted the next general election is not a ‘done deal’ after the Conservatives clung onto Boris Johnson’s old seat.

It’s been a topsy-turvy week for politics, with three big by-elections and a few controversial pledges. Although Labour stormed to victory in Selby and Ainsty, leader Keir Starmer found himself on the ropes when he promised to maintain a deeply unpopular two-child benefit cap policy.

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

The Prime Minister and successful Tory candidate Steve Tuckwell each got a hero’s welcome as they arrived at a cafe after the by-election win.

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

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