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Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.

Boris Johnson will be forced to confront some difficult political choices as he assesses the Tory drubbing in Chesham and Amersham. The Liberal Democrats claim the result has sent a “shockwave through British politics” by showing that seats in the “Blue Wall” of Tory seats in southern England are vulnerable. The warning signs were there in the local elections in May – although Conservative eyes may instead have been tempted to look north, where further inroads were being made into pre...

Boris Johnson’s Tories suffered a humiliating by-election defeat as the Liberal Democrats scored a historic win in Chesham and Amersham. Lib Dem Sarah Green is the country’s newest MP after winning the seat, which had been a Conservative stronghold since its creation in 1974. Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said the result sent a “shockwave through British politics” by showing that the “Blue Wall” of Tory southern seats could be vulnerable. The Tories sought to limit the damage, i...

Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.

Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.

Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.

Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.

Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.

Boris Johnson will be forced to confront some difficult political choices as he assesses the Tory drubbing in Chesham and Amersham. The Liberal Democrats claim the result has sent a “shockwave through British politics” by showing that seats in the “Blue Wall” of Tory seats in southern England are vulnerable. The warning signs were there in the local elections in May – although Conservative eyes may instead have been tempted to look north, where further inroads were being made into pre...

Going to move on now. the liberal democrats are celebrating a stunning by—election victory, after winning a seat that has been conservative for almost half a century. sarah green won chesham and amersham in buckinghamshire byjust over 8,000 votes, overturning a tory majority of 16,000. the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, says the conservatives have ignored local voters, and their "blue wall" of southern seats is now crumbling. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports from chesham. the lib...