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Labour has hailed a political earthquake after overturning huge Conservative majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire.

Tory ground troops stayed away and Tory voters stayed at home in two traditionally very Conservative areas

Angry Tories are demanding the party returns to true blue values to woo back voters and unleash a general election fightback.

Party says it is redrawing the map after overturning large Tory majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

If the 20 percentage-point swings to Labour seen in four recent by-elections were repeated in a national poll next year, that would mean a comfortable Labour majority for Sir Keir Starmer.

Labours Alistair Strathern won a historic victory for the party in the Mid Bedfordshire by-election.

Mr Hands said the swing to Labour was "clearly disappointing" but by-elections were not a "good indicator" of how the general election will turn out.

Keir Starmer posed alongside winning candidate Alistair Strathern at a rally in Bedford as he claimed voters had shown they want a change in No10.

Former Conservative chancellor says defeats in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth "disastrous" for Rishi Sunak.

Two stunning byelection victories last night in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire show that Labour has managed to reassure nervous swing voters—and without alienating the faithful