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DARK SECRETS: 5 - The Real Truth

Leaked Tory memo reveals fears party will lose half of vote share in key by-elections

But document may have been leaked to manage expectations ahead of tight contest

The Independent UK

Mid-Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections: Key statistics

Conservative MPs have held the seat of Mid-Bedfordshire continuously since 1931.

The Independent UK

Byelection spending suggests tacit Labour and Lib Dems deal on fighting Tory-held seats

Figures released before Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire contests hint at opposition parties making space for each other

The Guardian - UK

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Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth: Tories face tough byelection battles

Whether party can hold off Labour or Lib Dems will be crucial indicator of general election prospects

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves says Labour is ‘back in the game’ for Tamworth byelection

According to shadow chancellor, ‘no-go areas’ don’t exist for party now, as close fights loom for two previously safe Tory seats

The Guardian - UK

Starmer warned Tories could sneak ‘shot in the arm’ by-election win in red wall battle

Labour majority could be blocked if it doesn’t win back Midlands seats like Tamworth, say polling experts

The Independent UK

Winning Tamworth by-election ‘tough ask’ says Starmer, as he visits constituency

The Labour leader said ‘it’s a sign of how far we’ve come since 2019 that we are pushing the Tories in these areas’.

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‘Cost of living, tax, potholes. It makes me angry’: Tamworth voters turn on Tories ahead of byelection

The dithering over HS2 has added to anger in the Midlands town and Sunak’s party will be hard pressed to hold on to Chris Pincher’s former seat

The Guardian - UK

Explore the faces of our older Australians in pictures

Click to see the full photo gallery of our older living treasures.

The Canberra Times

Yes vote ‘absolutely in line with Liberal values’, leader of movement says in Tamworth

Kate Carnell seeks to reassure Liberal and National voters ‘it’s fine to vote yes’ in referendum despite position of federal parties

The Guardian - AU

See Sunak’s green retreat for what it is: a ruthless short-term electoral gamble

The PM has calculated that he can gain points with his party membership and skew byelection results. But at what cost, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

By-election date confirmed for Chris Pincher’s Tamworth constituency

It will take place on the same day as the by-election in Nadine Dorries’ Mid Bedfordshire seat.

The Independent UK

Most voters want new government, says new poll as Rishi Sunak faces double by-election test

Two-thirds of people thought the Conservatives had been bad for Britain, but many were unconvinced Labour would do better

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak facing mid-October double by-election test as vote triggered for ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher’s seat

Tamworth by-election likely to take on October 19, the same day Nadine Dorries’ Mid Bedfordshire constituency will be contested

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The Independent UK

By-election triggered for ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher’s seat in Commons

Government chief whip Simon Hart asked for the writ to trigger the by-election for Tamworth in Staffordshire to be moved on September 14.

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher resigns as an MP after losing groping appeal

Rishi Sunak now faces two ‘difficult’ by-elections.

The Guardian - UK

Chris Pincher to quit as MP after losing appeal against Commons suspension

MP says he has made arrangements to resign after panel decision on suspension for groping men, triggering byelection in Tamworth

The Independent UK

Chris Pincher quits after groping claims sparking new by-election headache for Rishi Sunak

PM now faces second vote this autumn – as Tories’ ex-deputy chief whip ‘makes arrangements’ to leave immediately

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The Guardian - UK

MP Chris Pincher loses appeal against eight-week suspension

Development paves way for possible byelection in Tamworth seat of MP found to have drunkenly groped two men

Newcastle Herald

Sixteen-year-old boy missing from Wallsend

The teen is known to frequent the Newcastle, Tamworth, Woolloomooloo and Mt Druitt areas.

The Conversation

In Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville recreates the enterprising life of an obscure historical figure

Dolly Maunder, born in 1881, is the sixth of seven children of a sheep-farming family outside Tamworth in northern New South Wales. Their lives are a relentless round of hard work, indoors and out, relieved only a by few brief years at the local one-teacher school.

Newcastle Herald

Road to nowhere costing residents a fortune

A bungled upgrade of a 'critical livestock freight route' is costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

The Guardian - UK

Byelection likely as Chris Pincher faces suspension over groping claims

Recommendations of standards committee inquiry will trigger recall petition in MP’s Tamworth constituency

The New Daily

NSW floats new water-saving measures after dam scrapped

The NSW government has floated a raft of new drought-busting measures for the regional city of Tamworth after scrapping the proposed Dungowan Dam and pipeline.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Nationals support call to reroute Hunter Gas Pipeline off prime agricultural land

Delegates rally against gas fields and pipelines in the Liverpool Plains.

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