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Friday briefing: An awful byelection night for Sunak – though the Tories avoid a wipeout

In today’s newsletter: a pair of major defeats for the Conservatives, but the PM will be relieved to have at least retained Boris Johnson’s old seat

The Guardian - UK

Uxbridge: Labour blames Ulez for by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s former seat

Labour frontbencher Steve Reed pinpointed the Sadiq Khan-backed scheme as a significant factor behind their defeat

Evening Standard

UK by-election results: Everything you need to know in graphs

Key facts and statistics from the results of Thursday’s by-elections

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Record swing in Selby but Starmer faces ‘serious questions’ as Labour fails to take Uxbridge

Labour had been widely expected to overturn a 7,000 majority in the outer London seat, but candidate Danny Beales fell short

The Independent UK

Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-election results: Key statistics

Sir Ed Davey is the first leader of any political party to win four by-elections since Paddy Ashdown.

The Independent UK

UK byelection results: Labour routs Tories in Selby and Ainsty but falls short in Uxbridge

Keir Mather, 25, is Selby’s next MP, as Labour narrowly fails to take Boris Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Lib Dems romp to victory in Somerton and Frome

The Guardian - UK

Thumping defeats for Sunak’s Tories but he is spared by-election whitewash

A win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip spared Rishi Sunak the ignominy of becoming the first PM to lose three by-elections in a night since 1968.

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Lib Dems overturn 19,000 majority to win Somerton and Frome by-election

Sarah Dyke secured victory in the Somerset seat, but there was a victory for the Tories in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

The Independent UK

Tories hold ex-PM Johnson’s former seat in blow to Starmer

Labour had hoped to take Uxbridge and South Ruislip from Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives.

The Independent UK

Byelection results: Keir Starmer blames Uxbridge defeat on Ulez and calls for Sadiq Khan to ‘reflect’ on it – as it happened

London mayor’s plan to extend ultra low emission zone blamed by some for Labour’s defeat in Boris Johnson’s old seat

The Guardian - UK

Ulez expansion to Outer London cast into doubt as Starmer tells Khan to ‘reflect’ on it after Uxbridge defeat

Rishi Sunak suffers double by-election defeat in Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome

Evening Standard

Voters head to polls in three byelections seen as test of Rishi Sunak’s premiership – as it happened

Voters are picking new MPs in the constituencies of Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Selby and Ainsty

The Guardian - UK

‘Even hanging on to one would be a win’: Tories brace for byelection results

Votes in the three very different seats could indicate general election swings and prompt cabinet reshuffle

The Guardian - UK

Which byelection seats are being fought – and will the Tories lose them?

Polls in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Somerton and Frome, and Selby and Ainsty will test the government’s popularity on Thursday – but local issues are also at the fore

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‘I don’t trust any of them’: How Boris effect is hitting Tory hopes of keeping Uxbridge seat

Will this Tory town change its colours after Boris Johnson’s dramatic departure from the Commons? Maryam Zakir-Hussain visits Uxbridge ahead of Thursday’s crunch by-election

The Independent UK

Sunak warns of ‘tough’ by-election battles as Tories try to escape ‘long Boris’

Government and Labour frontbenchers braced for possible reshuffles within days

Evening Standard

Uxbridge by-election — a kaleidoscope of loons, jokers and chancers

The circus has come to town! Or more specifically, to Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where the by-election to replace Boris Johnson has become a political funhouse. Robbie Smith heads into the madness

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak admits crunch by-elections will prove ‘difficult’ for Tories

All eyes in Westminster will be on Thursday’s by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome

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Sunak admits crunch by-elections will prove ‘difficult’ for Tories

All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty as well as Somerton and Frome on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Uxbridge Tory candidate admits it will be ‘very difficult’ to win by-election

Conservative councillor Steve Tuckwell is keen to remind voters that his name, not Boris Johnson’s, will be on the ballot paper.

The Independent UK

Uxbridge Tory candidate fears it will be ‘challenging’ to win by-election

Conservative councillor Steve Tuckwell is keen to remind voters that his name, not Boris Johnson’s, will be on the ballot paper.

The Independent UK

Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-elections: Key statistics

It would take a very large swing in the popular vote for all three seats to change hands.

The Independent UK

Sunak to face crunch by-elections as Tories battle to keep seats

All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty as well as Somerton and Frome on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Count Binface aims dig at Johnson’s honours list as he targets former PM’s seat

Comedian Jon Harvey will stand as Count Binface and plans to repeal Boris Johnson’s nominations if he is elected as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

The Independent UK

Tories fear triple by-election defeat that will sink Sunak government into ‘malaise’

Most Tories ‘resigned’ to losing all three contests, says one MP – as Sunak set for summer of anguish over strategy

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