By-elections: Rishi Sunak's Conservatives lose two seats

The Conservatives have retained just one of the seats up for grabs in yesterday’s three by-elections.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party held on to Boris Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip as Steve Tuckwell won with a majority of just 495 votes.

However, two traditionally safe Tory seats were both lost, as Selby and Ainsty went to Labour’s Keir Mather whilst Somerton and Frome went to the Liberal Democrats’ Sarah Dyke.

The prime minister has vowed to double down on his existing policies to win over the public heading in to the next general election.

Although recent polls and results suggest Mr Sunak has a tough job on his hands convincing British voters of the merits of a fifth Conservative term in office.

Report by Jonesia.

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