Sabtu, 22 Juli 2023

Tories 'doomed to lose power' without change of course, warns Lord Frost - The Independent

By-elections: Rishi Sunak says next election is not a done deal

Rishi Sunak is “doomed to lose power” if he does not change course ahead of the next general election, a Conservative peer has said.

Lord David Frost, the former Brexit negotiator, pointed to Labour’s defeat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip as evidence green policies are not popular as he called on the prime minister to ditch net zero goals.

In a direct rebuke of Mr Sunak’s five priorities for government, Lord Frost argued that the Tories’ two by-election defeats showed that “sticking to the plan” was not working.

The peer, who supported Liz Truss’s leadership campaign and has announced he will stand as an MP, said Mr Sunak needed to give the public “something to vote for” as he called for tax cuts.

“Getting inflation down is important but won’t be enough,” he wrote in The Daily Telegraph.  “There is still time to change course, but it is running out.”

Elsewhere, Keir Starmer is delivering a speech to his party’s national policy forum this morning following, with Ulez and the controversial U-turn on child benefits police are likely to be discussed over the weekend.

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‘We’ve got to ask ourselves: are our priorities the priorities of working people'

Starmer reminds staff and activists that Labour does not have a good record of winning from opposition as he urges them to stay focused on the task ahead.

He adds that overturning the party’s catastrophic 2019 defeat requires a “historic effort” and will be a difficult task to achieve in one term.

“We’ve got to ask ourselves: are our priorities the priorities of working people?”

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 10:31
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Starmer: Uxbridge shows there’s never any reason to be complacent

Starmer thanks Danny Beales, the party’s candidate in Uxbridge, for his efforts in Boris Johnson’s old seat, which Labour narrowly lost.

He says that the result in the west London constituency seat showed Labor has a “long way to go” to win the public’s trust and form the next government.

“Of course we’ve every reason to be confident…but that result in Uxbridge demonstrates there is never any reason to be complacent.”

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Keir Starmer (centre), shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and Danny Beales

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 10:27
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Starmer thanks staff and hails Selby win

Starmer starts his speech by thanking Labour staff for their hard work and says he’s happy to be in Nottingham.

He says the party will start its work this weekend in “good spirits” following the party’s huge win in Selby and Ainsty.

“I went there yesterday with Ange Rayner and we could feel that it was history in the making”, he told the audience.

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 10:21
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Starmer speaks at Labour NPF

Labour leader Keir Starmer is delivering a speech at his party’s national policy forum in Nottingham.

It comes after Labour recorded a huge by-election win in Selby and Ainsty but narrowly lost in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

We’ll bring you updates from the speech shortly.

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 10:12
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Boris Johnson says Natwest boss must quit if she leaked Nigel Farage’s account details

As we’ve reported, Nigel Farage is considering suing Coutts for closing his account.

The row sparked interventions from the top of government and campaigners...and now former prime minister Boris Johnson has waded in.

Writing in his Daily Mail column, Mr Johnson called on the boss of Natwest, which owns Coutts, to resign if she is found to have leaked details about Mr Farage’s account to the BBC.

Kate Devlin reports:

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 10:02
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Farage considering suing Coutts in account closure row

A furious Nigel Farage has said he is considering suing Coutts bank after it closed his account in a major row over free speech that sparked interventions from the top of government.

The arch-Brexiteer claimed the bank had defamed him with comments it made in a report about why it no longer wanted him as a customer.

The Brexit supremo said it would be “difficult” to sue the BBC but that he was considering “all options” against NatWest. “What was said about me in the report was unfair and defamatory,” he told The Sun.

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Nigel Farage hit out at parts of the NatWest Group boss’ statement, following her apology (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 09:44
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Starmer to speak at Labour’s national policy forum

Keir Starmer will deliver a speech to his party’s national policy forum this morning following Thursday’s by-elections.

Labour will debate its pitch to the electorate ahead of the next election, as the party reflects on a momentous by-election victory and narrow loss against the Conservatives.

Starmer is expected to address the national policy forum in Nottingham at around 10a, as members and affiliated groups consider on Saturday what ideas Labour should put forward in its manifesto at next year’s likely election.

Ulez and the controversial U-turn on child benefits police are likely to be discussed over the weekend.

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Keir Starmer and London mayor Sadiq Khan

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 09:19
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Lord Frost: Tories are doomed to lose power without change

There is no point “sticking to the plan” if you are heading for the “edge of the cliff”, Lord David Frost has said as he urged the prime minister Rishi Sunak to change course and avoid a general election defeat.

The outspoken peer and former Brexit negotiator, who quit government after failing to secure a new deal with the EU, has been a vocal critic of the green agenda and says Mr Sunak should scrap net zero policies if he wants to remain in No 10.

He said: “These policies are massive vote-losers, and especially so for Tories. It’s surely obvious that if we don’t bring back voters who voted for us in 2019 - and people who voted Leave in 2016 - we are doomed to lose.

“We should also be worried by the degree of apparent mistrust of the Prime Minister among our members and core voters because of the way he came to power.”

Lord Forst, who backed Liz Truss in the Tory leadership campaign, said the government must offer voters “something to vote for” as he called for tax cuts ahead of the general election.

“Getting inflation down is important but won’t be enough: that’s just a baseline requirement for being taken seriously,” he wrote in the Daily Telegraph.

“More is needed; some of the energy we’ve seen this week in acting on debanking; lower taxes and reduced spending; junking the costly net-zero policies; lower legal as well as illegal migration; ending the assault on the self-employed and much more - in all, a serious effort to get growth going again in a properly Tory way. There is still time to change course, but it is running out.”

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 09:03
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ICYMI: ‘Anyone but them’. True-blue Tory voters see red to hand Labour historic Selby by-election

Labour has stomped to its largest ever by-election win in Selby and Ainsty, with the 23-point swing celebrated by Sir Keir Starmer’s party rivalling heights not seen since the run-up to 1997’s landslide.

But voters in the Yorkshire market town were not alone in questioning whether the dramatic reversal of the Conservatives’ 20,000-strong majority was more representative of exasperation with the Tories than enthusiasm for Labour’s vision.

Andy Gregory reports:

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 08:30
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ICYMI: For Rishi Sunak, two out of three ain’t bad – it’s a disaster

By-elections are a funny old business, writes Tom Peck. On the face of it, these results say Sunak will be trounced by Starmer next year. But beware the pernicious pong of Ulez and the lurking ghost of ‘long Boris’...

Read Tom’s full piece here:

Matt Mathers22 July 2023 08:15

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2023-07-22 09:19:25Z
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Baby loss in pregnancy: Pledge to store remains in dignified way - BBC

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Women who lose babies during pregnancy have been promised improved care, including better ways for remains to be collected and stored with dignity.

The government will also introduce a voluntary certificate for parents who lose their baby before 24 weeks.

The commitments come in response to an independent review of care in England.

As part of new measures focusing on women's health, the NHS website will also be updated to include more content on hormone replacement therapy and to allow people to search for the local availability of in vitro fertilisation treatment (IVF).

Officials acknowledged the work of BBC presenter Naga Munchetty and patient groups to raise awareness of the painful womb condition adenomyosis and said they would provide more information online.

The separate independent Pregnancy Loss Review made 73 recommendations for improving care for people who experience baby loss before 24 weeks.

There are around 500 miscarriages a day in the UK - defined as a loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks. For many women this happens at home, with little support or pain relief.

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Jessica Wharton, 28, an English tutor from Wythenshawe, had two early pregnancy losses last year.

She says the lack of acknowledgement of her losses left her feeling heartbroken.

She said: "Apart from us as a couple and our friends and family, no-one really acknowledged our loss.

"When I asked the hospital for something to acknowledge them they said they couldn't do that.

"We felt the baby was part of us and we had tried for a long time. This was still our child."

She said her experiences would have been improved by staff being more empathetic, more available to listen to her and to tell her what to expect.

"A year later it is still very raw. We are trying to take each day as it comes and hold them in our hearts."

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While babies born after 24 weeks gestation are official recorded as stillbirths, there is currently no formal way to mark losses before this time.

The government says a voluntary certificate would be made available from October, and while not a legal document, would help "provide comfort and help parents validate their loss".

Commitments include:

  • Beginning to explore how women who have experienced baby loss can get 24/7 access to care and how those experiencing multiple miscarriages receive treatment and testing
  • Developing and creating "a bespoke holder" to allow remains to be collected and stored with due dignity

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The independent review said early loss was commonly viewed as a "clinical episode" with some healthcare professionals not taking individuals' emotional and physical care seriously.

Co-lead of the review, and baby loss charity founder, Zoe Clark-Coates, said: "I want to see people stopping having to hit Google to find out 'what care should I be receiving, where should I be going for support' - this support should be easily available to every single person."

Other recommendations in the review include:

  • Education in schools on the symptoms of all types of baby loss and where to seek help
  • Routine offers of mental health support for women and partners
  • Support to understand why the loss occurred with appointments and advice for future pregnancies
  • Private spaces in hospitals for patients experiencing baby loss
  • Further research on the increased risk for women from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds and people from more deprived areas

Maria Caulfield, minister for women's health, said: "We will keep working and investing so girls and women across the country can benefit from the world-class healthcare they deserve."

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2023-07-22 07:03:50Z
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Met Office gives update on when warm weather will arrive - The Independent

Weather forecasters say the UK is set for “heavy and persistant” rain in most parts this weekend, with wet and windy conditions threatening England’s chances of victory in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.

Overall it is expected to be a “mostly damp” start to the school summer holidays with much of the country seeing a washout for the coming two weeks.

On Saturday, the weather will be mostly dry and bright in northern Scotland. However, the rest of the country should brace for a cloudy, wet, and blustery day.

While much of Europes swelters under a prolonged heatwave, conditions are looking very different for the UK. That’s because of the positioning of the jet stream, which is simultaneously bringing sustained low pressure to Britain and high pressure to the continent.

The conditions will remain generally cool and unsettled over the next week, the forecaster said. Showers or longer spells of rain, with strong winds in places and a risk of thunderstorms will persist starting next week.

There are no indications that the heat baking Europe could reach the UK, as the long-range forecast showed continued wet and windy conditions in the country to persist with some sunny spells.

It comes as millions of families are expected to take to the roads over the weekend for a day trip or holiday, according to the RAC.

And it dampens England’s prospects of winning the fourth Test in Manchester to take the series to 2-2 and force a decider. Australia are trailing England by 162 runs in their second innings, but rain is expected to arrive in the north west on Saturday morning and stick around throughout the weekend.

Rachel Ayers, meteorologist at the Met Office, said Britain could expect the weather to stay like this “for quite a while”.

“At the moment it’s divided, we sit on the cold side of the jet to the north of it, we’ve got low pressure coming.

“It can stay like this for quite a while as it has been for the last few weeks. It’s hard to say when it will all break down, it’s not looking like anything will soon.

“The heatwave is starting to ease a little in parts of Europe, but now the focus is moving to Italy and Greece away from Spain.”

The Met Office says it expects weather patterns to shift “by the middle of August”, meaning a break in the low pressure system and the arrival of warmer and more settled conditions.

“Looking at a longer range, it will be cool and changeable, into the second week of August it could be a little more settled,” Ms Ayers said.

It was around this time last year that the UK recorded its highest temperature ever at 40C on 19 July.

Forecasters say that even after the arrival of more settled conditions they don’t expect Britain to hit those kinds of temperatures again this year, however.

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2023-07-22 05:02:02Z
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Newspaper headlines: By-election fallout and Lionesses roaring to go - BBC

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The Daily Telegraph says a number of unnamed cabinet ministers now want Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to consider abandoning green policies in the wake of the Tories' "shock" by-election win in Uxbridge.

The Conservatives held on to ex-PM Boris Johnson's former seat amid anger at plans by the Labour mayor of London to expand charges for polluting cars - a scheme the paper calls "arrogant".

It says Tory MPs looking for a path to victory at the next general election are now examining what it calls green "wedge issues", which they can campaign on to coax voters away from Labour. They are said to be encouraging Mr Sunak to scrap or delay net zero schemes in time for the next election manifesto.

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Likewise, the Financial Times suggests that Uxbridge has persuaded some Conservative MPs to argue that Mr Sunak should now exploit voter concerns about the cost of green measures at a national level.

Craig Mackinlay, chair of the net zero scrutiny group of Tory MPs, said that "rethinking the net zero pathway" could put clear water between the Conservatives and Labour.

But in its editorial, the paper cautions the prime minister against obeying the "siren voices" urging him to swerve to what it calls the right-wing populism of abandoning green policies, and bringing in unaffordable tax cuts.

The Times suggests that the Uxbridge by-election win has buoyed the prime minister as he plans a series of "divisive policies" on crime, migration and transgender rights to highlight differences with Labour.

The paper says he believes that if a substantive issue is at stake - as was the case in Uxbridge - the Tories can win. It said they had effectively turned the by-election into a referendum on mayor Sadiq Khan's ultra-low emission zone plans.

For the Daily Mail and the Daily Express, the focus is on Rishi Sunak's pledge to double down on his plans.

Go True Blue is the Mail's headline, saying senior Tories want the prime minister to cut taxes and concentrate on house-building to lure voters back. The Express quotes Mr Sunak as saying the next general election is not a done deal. He said voters would back the Conservatives when confronted with the reality of Labour policies.

The Guardian, though, says the chances of the Tories succeeding at the next general election look increasingly slim, after suffering what it called "shattering defeats" in both the North Yorkshire and Somerset by-elections.

It claims those results underline the extent to which the national mood has turned against Mr Sunak's party.

There is no by-election coverage on the front of the Sun. Instead, Hell Hol! is the headline, over a picture of a congested motorway.

It says the British summer getaway ground to a halt yesterday because of delays via land, sea and air. There is worse to come, it warns.

For the Daily Mirror, it is all eyes on Brisbane, Australia, where the England women's football team - the Lionesses - kick off their World Cup campaign against Haiti in a few hours time.

Roar Us On it says simply, over a huge picture of the team captain, Millie Bright.

And the front pages of the Times,Express and Daily Mail all carry a picture of Prince George, posing for a photo-shoot at Windsor. He turns 10 today.

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Jumat, 21 Juli 2023

By election live: Ulez blamed for Tory win in Uxbridge as Sunak loses two seats - The Independent

By-elections: Rishi Sunak says next election is not a done deal

Rishi Sunak has held on to Boris Johnson’s former seat in Uxbridge- a win widely seen as a result of Ulez - despite suffering two painful by-election blows.

The race in the former PM’s constituency went down to the wire as a recount in the small hours of Friday – but it was Mr Sunak’s party who clung on, saving him from a “disastrous” triple by-election defeat in something of an embarrassment for Sir Keir Starmer.

Angela Rayner suggested Labour did not win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip because it did not “listen to the voters”’ concerns about Ulez.

“I think one of the things we have to reflect on today is not only the mood against the Tories, but also the decision in Uxbridge was related to Ulez.

“The Uxbridge result shows that when you don’t listen to the voters, you don’t win elections.”

Labour overturned the Tories’ 20,000 majority in Selby and Ainsty in the largest swing since months prior to Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide.

In Somerton and Frome, the Lib Dems also overturned the Tories’ 19,000 majority, winning by 11,000 votes.

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Steve Tuckwell ‘privileged and humbled’ by Uxbridge win

Tory Steve Tuckwell said: “I’m incredibly privileged and humbled to have been elected as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

“It’s the place where I was born, the place where I was raised, the place where I have a family and it’s the place where I’ve spent all 54 years of my existence.”

He said prime minister Rishi Sunak congratulated him and “was just sharing the celebration of a great success” during his visit to the west London seat.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 09:27
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Voters ‘don’t like Labour being in power’, claims Tory chair

Tory chairman Greg Hands said the party’s win in Uxbridge “surprised everybody” and said the result shows “the electorate don’t like Labour being in power and running things badly”.

“I think the most important takeaway from this is that the electorate don’t like Labour being in power and running things badly,” he told Times Radio.

Mr Hands told Radio 4’s Today programme that Labour’s struggle with Ulez showed they had failed to “go with the grain of human nature”.

The Tory chair insisted that the Tories were not opposed to what David Cameron used to “green crap”, but he refused to say whether it was an opportunity for the party to change tack on the environment and green taxes.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 09:11
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In pictures: Tories win by election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

The race in Boris Johnson’s former constituency went down to the wire as a recount in the small hours of Friday – but it was Rishi Sunak’s party who clung on as Steve Tuckwell took the win.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:52
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Rishi Sunak and Steve Tuckwell thank Tory campaigners on Uxbridge victory visit

Rishi Sunak and the victorious Tory candidate Steve Tuckwell arrived at a cafe in Uxbridge and South Ruislip to loud clapping and cheering.

The prime minister chatted to people sitting at the tables, celebrating the result which saw Mr Tuckwell hold on with a majority of just 495, down from the 7,210 Boris Johnson secured in 2019.

“Are you all pumped?” Mr Sunak said to one group as he thanked Tory campaigners.

He also joked: “Normally when I get woken up at three in the morning it’s only bad news. So, it was a welcome change.”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:45
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Watch: Keir Mather, UK’s youngest MP, says Labour has ‘rewritten the rules’

Keir Mather, UK's youngest MP, says Labour has ‘rewritten the rules’
Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:35
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Labour blames Sadiq Khan’s Ulez for Uxbridge by-election flop

Deputy leader Angela Rayner admitted that Labour flopped in the north-west London constituency did not win did not “listen to the voters” concerns about Ulez.

Despite overturning a 20,000 Tory majority to take the North Yorkshire seat of Selby, a downbeat Ms Rayner said: “We’ve got to keep our feet on the ground … Uxbridge wasn’t the result, we narrowly lost again in that seat.”

Our political correspondent Adam Forrest reports:

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:27
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Watch: Tory minister mocks 25-year-old Keir Mathers as Labour’s ‘Inbetweeners’ MP

Tory minister mocks 25-year-old Keir Mathers as Labour’s ‘Inbetweeners’ MP
Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:17
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Sunak congratulates Steve Tuckwell on Uxbridge win

Rishi Sunak congratulated Steve Tuckwell on his “much deserved result” to win in Uxbridge in South Ruislip.

The prime minister tweeted: “Congratulations Steve, a much deserved result after a great campaign.

“I look forward to welcoming you in Westminster as our new Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip!”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:07
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Tory chairman accuses Starmer of ‘flip-flopping’ on Ulez

Tory chairman Greg Hands has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “flip flopping” on Ulez.

“There’ll be real questions in Labour headquarters today about not gaining Uxbridge,” the Tory chairman told GB News.

“Londoners see that Labour is not good at running things and they see that Keir Starmer is changing his views all the time depending on the audience that he has in front of him.

“In inner London he’s pro-Ulez, put him in outer London he’s suddenly expressing his doubts about Ulez.”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 07:48
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Polling expert says Tories are in ‘deep electoral trouble'

Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has said the Tories are in “deep electoral trouble” following their by-election defeats.

He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Taken in the round, these by-election results do suggest that the Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble, as the opinion polls have been telling us.”

Across the three seats contested, the Conservative vote was down 21 percentage points which is comparable to the national polling, he said.

He said Labour must ask why its hold on the electorate is “apparently so weak” that when a local issue like the Ulez ultra low emission zone in Uxbridge comes up they “don’t perform as they should”.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 07:44

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2023-07-21 08:11:33Z
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By election live: Ulez blamed for Tory win in Uxbridge as Sunak loses two seats - The Independent

Keir Mather, UK’s youngest MP, says Labour has ‘rewritten the rules’

Rishi Sunak has held on to Boris Johnson’s former seat in Uxbridge- a win widely seen as a result of Ulez - despite suffering two painful by-election blows.

The race in the former PM’s constituency went down to the wire as a recount in the small hours of Friday – but it was Mr Sunak’s party who clung on, saving him from a “disastrous” triple by-election defeat in something of an embarrassment for Sir Keir Starmer.

Angela Rayner suggested Labour did not win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip because it did not “listen to the voters”’ concerns about Ulez.

“I think one of the things we have to reflect on today is not only the mood against the Tories, but also the decision in Uxbridge was related to Ulez.

“The Uxbridge result shows that when you don’t listen to the voters, you don’t win elections.”

Labour overturned the Tories’ 20,000 majority in Selby and Ainsty in the largest swing since months prior to Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide.

In Somerton and Frome, the Lib Dems also overturned the Tories’ 19,000 majority, winning by 11,000 votes.

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In pictures: Tories win by election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

The race in Boris Johnson’s former constituency went down to the wire as a recount in the small hours of Friday – but it was Rishi Sunak’s party who clung on as Steve Tuckwell took the win.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:52
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Rishi Sunak and Steve Tuckwell thank Tory campaigners on Uxbridge victory visit

Rishi Sunak and the victorious Tory candidate Steve Tuckwell arrived at a cafe in Uxbridge and South Ruislip to loud clapping and cheering.

The prime minister chatted to people sitting at the tables, celebrating the result which saw Mr Tuckwell hold on with a majority of just 495, down from the 7,210 Boris Johnson secured in 2019.

“Are you all pumped?” Mr Sunak said to one group as he thanked Tory campaigners.

He also joked: “Normally when I get woken up at three in the morning it’s only bad news. So, it was a welcome change.”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:45
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Watch: Keir Mather, UK’s youngest MP, says Labour has ‘rewritten the rules’

Keir Mather, UK's youngest MP, says Labour has ‘rewritten the rules’
Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:35
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Labour blames Sadiq Khan’s Ulez for Uxbridge by-election flop

Deputy leader Angela Rayner admitted that Labour flopped in the north-west London constituency did not win did not “listen to the voters” concerns about Ulez.

Despite overturning a 20,000 Tory majority to take the North Yorkshire seat of Selby, a downbeat Ms Rayner said: “We’ve got to keep our feet on the ground … Uxbridge wasn’t the result, we narrowly lost again in that seat.”

Our political correspondent Adam Forrest reports:

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:27
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Watch: Tory minister mocks 25-year-old Keir Mathers as Labour’s ‘Inbetweeners’ MP

Tory minister mocks 25-year-old Keir Mathers as Labour’s ‘Inbetweeners’ MP
Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:17
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Sunak congratulates Steve Tuckwell on Uxbridge win

Rishi Sunak congratulated Steve Tuckwell on his “much deserved result” to win in Uxbridge in South Ruislip.

The prime minister tweeted: “Congratulations Steve, a much deserved result after a great campaign.

“I look forward to welcoming you in Westminster as our new Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip!”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 08:07
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Tory chairman accuses Starmer of ‘flip-flopping’ on Ulez

Tory chairman Greg Hands has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “flip flopping” on Ulez.

“There’ll be real questions in Labour headquarters today about not gaining Uxbridge,” the Tory chairman told GB News.

“Londoners see that Labour is not good at running things and they see that Keir Starmer is changing his views all the time depending on the audience that he has in front of him.

“In inner London he’s pro-Ulez, put him in outer London he’s suddenly expressing his doubts about Ulez.”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain21 July 2023 07:48
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Polling expert says Tories are in ‘deep electoral trouble'

Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has said the Tories are in “deep electoral trouble” following their by-election defeats.

He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Taken in the round, these by-election results do suggest that the Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble, as the opinion polls have been telling us.”

Across the three seats contested, the Conservative vote was down 21 percentage points which is comparable to the national polling, he said.

He said Labour must ask why its hold on the electorate is “apparently so weak” that when a local issue like the Ulez ultra low emission zone in Uxbridge comes up they “don’t perform as they should”.

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Angela Rayner blames Labour loss in Uxbridge on ULEZ

Angela Rayner has suggested Labour did not win Boris Johnson’s former seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip because it did not “listen to the voters”’ concerns about Ulez.

Asked about her mood, Labour’s deputy party leader told BBC Breakfast: “Well, it’s one of reflection.

“I mean, congratulations to Keir Mather in Selby because it was a historic win, but we’ve got to keep our feet on the ground and, of course, Uxbridge wasn’t the result, we narrowly lost again in that seat.

“I think one of the things we have to reflect on today is not only the mood against the Tories, but also the decision in Uxbridge was related to Ulez.

“The Uxbridge result shows that when you don’t listen to the voters, you don’t win elections.”

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Tories still in deep ‘electoral trouble’ despite Uxbridge win, says John Curtice

Prof Curtice said the overwhelming defeats to Labour in Selby and the Liberal Democrats in Somerton and Frome were a “better guide” for the mood in the country.

“Although Uxbridge will provide Rishi Sunak with some immediate cover, maybe in the end the message from these by-elections is that the Conservatives are indeed in considerable electoral trouble along the lines that the polls are suggesting,” he said.

Labour overturning a 20,000 majority to win Selby and Ainsty – a record win for the party – while the Lib Dems transformed a 19,000 Tory majority in Somerton and Frome into a 11,00-vote cushion.

Adam Forrest reports:

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