BBCNEWS BBC News December 3, 2021 09:23:00
Retaining the safe seat that had been held by the former government ministerjames brokenshire, who died earlier this year. the conservative candidate louie french took more than half the total number of votes cast. but there was a ten percent swing to labour from the outcome of the 2019 general election, and his majority was significantly lower than that won by his predecessor — down from 19,000 to about 4,500. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is in bexley for us. tell us what the conservatives are saying about this win. t tell us what the conservatives are saying about this win.— sa...