Voters in two UK special elections deliver their verdict as gloom mounts for Sunak's government
Voters in two districts of England are casting ballots Thursday to replace lawmakers who left suddenly – one in protest, the other under a cloud. The outcome could deepen gloom among the governing Conservatives, and add momentum to rivals plotting against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Conservatives won the House of Commons seats of Kingswood in southwest England and Wellingborough in the country's center by large margins at the last national election in 2019.