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Nigel Farage supposedly "in jest", suggested this week a potential takeover of the fledgeling Conservative Party by 2026.

JON SUPER/APThe pressure on Rishi Sunak will increase following his party’s disastrous results in this week’s by-elections, with the Conservatives in flux ahead

Voters will elect new MPs to replace Nadine Dorries in Mid Beds and Chris Pincher in Tamworth.

Polls are open today in the Mid Beds and Tamworth by-elections, offering Labour another chance to prove its progress towards getting back into government. LabourList spoke to voters this week in the small town of Flitwick in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer face another high-profile test as by-elections are staged in Mid Beds and Tamworth - with heavy rain forecast as the UK endures Storm Babet.

The party is defending two safe seats - but Labour and the Lib Dems are aiming to pile more misery on Rishi Sunak.

Labour is hoping to oust the Tories in both seats, while the Lib Dems are focusing on Mid Beds.

Follow MailOnlines live blog for all the latest weather updates as Storm Babet threatens a months worth of rain and 70mph gale force winds in Britain today after a rare red warning was announced.

Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the by-elections in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth.

The Conservative vote could halve to make up just 30 per cent in two possible by-election defeats later this week, a leaked memo has claimed.