London: The Conservative Party suffered a crushing defeat in two by-elections on Friday morning, after which the news of the resignation of the party president came. Oliver Dowden and put the UK Prime Minister under enormous pressure to resign. Despite having the worst by-election result for the Conservatives since the 1990s, johnson – who was 6,500km away at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda – said he would “listen” to voters but vowed to “keep walking” as prime minister.
Both by-elections were held as Conservative MPs, who had previously held seats, resigned in disgrace. Liberal Democrats reverse previous Tory majority to 24,239 inches tiverton And Honiton – a traditional Conservative reserved seat in Devon – in a historic defeat, the largest ever majority in a UK by-election. Labor Overturned the 3,358 Tory majority in Wakefield, Yorkshire, one of the so-called Red Wall seats that Labor lost in the 2019 election. Labor won Wakefield with a majority of 4,925, and the Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton with a majority of 6,144.
former leader of the Conservative Party Michael Howard He said Johnson should resign and cabinet members should consider their positions. Labor Party leader Keir Starmer said the results were “evidence” that Labor was on the way to having a government in the UK. Voters in both constituencies blamed the results on a “partygate” and a lack of confidence in the prime minister.
Both by-elections were held as Conservative MPs, who had previously held seats, resigned in disgrace. Liberal Democrats reverse previous Tory majority to 24,239 inches tiverton And Honiton – a traditional Conservative reserved seat in Devon – in a historic defeat, the largest ever majority in a UK by-election. Labor Overturned the 3,358 Tory majority in Wakefield, Yorkshire, one of the so-called Red Wall seats that Labor lost in the 2019 election. Labor won Wakefield with a majority of 4,925, and the Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton with a majority of 6,144.
former leader of the Conservative Party Michael Howard He said Johnson should resign and cabinet members should consider their positions. Labor Party leader Keir Starmer said the results were “evidence” that Labor was on the way to having a government in the UK. Voters in both constituencies blamed the results on a “partygate” and a lack of confidence in the prime minister.