Conservatives brace for defeat in UK by-elections
After the votes were cast, the Conservative Party in the UK is expected to see significant losses in the by-elections happening this week.
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After the votes were cast, the Conservative Party in the UK is expected to see significant losses in the by-elections happening this week.
Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll.
Opposition Labour party are currently enjoying poll leads and are poised to retake power in a decade
Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other constituencies blown away as voters responded to scandals during his tenure and high inflation.But the wiping out of his party's 19,000 majority in the Somerton and Frome seat and its 20,000 majority in the Selby and Ainsty constituency will come as hammer blows ahead of an expected general election in 2024.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives braced for defeat in three by-elections across England on Thursday, as the ruling party looked set to suffer an