‘Silly sod’: Starmer laughs off minister’s Inbetweeners jibe at new MP Johnny Mercer had mocked 25-year-old Keir Mather’s lack of real-world experience after he won the Selby and Ainsty byelection The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023
Tory election victory hopes hit by shattering byelection defeats Starmer hails results as ‘cry for change’ as Sunak’s party loses Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome, but clings on in Uxbridge The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023
The Guardian view on byelection results: leaders speak of successes amid party defeats Editorial: There are good reasons for not voting for the Tories, but Sir Keir Starmer needs to offer compelling reasons to vote for Labour The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023
'He'll soon be history' Starmer hits back at Johnny Mercer after Inbetweeners jibe KEIR Starmer has labelled a Government minister a “silly sod” who will “soon be history”, after Johnny Mercer compared the party’s new… The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023
Johnny Mercer will ‘soon be history’, says Keir Starmer after Inbetweeners jibe The Labour leader hit back after Mr Mercer compared the party’s new 25-year-old MP Keir Mather to a character from cult Channel 4 sitcom. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Starmer says voters issued ‘cry for change’ after Tories lose two by-elections Rishi Sunak insisted the next general election is not a ‘done deal’ after the Conservatives clung onto Boris Johnson’s old seat. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Watch: Keir Starmer speaks in Selby and Ainsty after Labour’s Keir Mather wins seat Watch as Sir Keir Starmer speaks in Selby and Ainsty on Friday, 21 July, after Labour won the seat in Thursday's by election. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Stormzy name-checks Sadiq Khan in his new song “I do run the city like Sadiq,” he raps Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023
Who are the new Labour, Lib Dem and Tory MPs and what do they stand for? Labour’s Keir Mather is voice of youth, Lib Dem’s Sarah Dyke is from local farming family and Tory Steve Tuckwell won on Ulez issue The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023
Who is Keir Mather? Selby winner becomes youngest MP in Commons The 25-year-old has been branded “baby of the house”. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023
Minister Johnny Mercer compares new Labour MP to The Inbetweeners Keir Mather won Labour the Selby and Ainsty seat in one of three by-elections held on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
‘Anyone but them’: True-blue Tory voters see red to hand Labour historic Selby by-election New Labour MP vows ‘change’ as voters vent frustration at Boris Johnson ally he replaces The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Conservatives suffer record loss in Selby and Ainsty by-election THE Conservatives suffered a record loss after Selby and Ainsty voted against the Government in a by-election. The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023
Analysis: Thumping double blow to the Tories, even if Ulez proved toxic for Labour in Uxbridge ‘Taken in the round, these by-election results do suggest that the Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble,’ Politics Professor Sir John Curtice Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023 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 Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 ‘Baby of the House’: What we know about Keir Mather, the new youngest MP in the Commons 25-year-old becomes youngest MP in the Commons after overturning 20,000 majority in Selby
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 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 · Jul 21, 2023 New MP jokes he’s ‘heard far worse’ when asked about being ‘Baby of the House’ Labour’s Keir Mather, 25, will become the youngest MP in the Commons after overturning a 20,137 majority in Selby & Ainsty.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023 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 Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 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.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023 ‘Lots of Tories won’t vote’: can Labour really take Selby and Ainsty? Voters in the former mining constituency turned Tory stronghold suggest the Conservatives have their work cut out in the forthcoming byelection
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 Tory minister admits ‘we could lose all three’ byelections as Labour takes 24-point lead Keir Starmer enjoys six-point bump, while focus group reveals Sunak considered ‘lame duck’ PM
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election voters say result ‘going to be tight’ Tory Nigel Adams secured a majority of more than 20,000 in 2019 but Labour is fighting hard to overturn it.
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023 Starmer says he’s happy to be branded a ‘fiscal conservative’ as he refuses to commit to greater public spending Labour leader angers left by saying he will keep two-child benefit cap – but says he is happy to ‘ruffle feathers’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023 Labour ‘throwing the kitchen sink’ at Selby byelection as hopes grow of shock win Keir Starmer’s party believes it can topple Conservative rural strongholds as it competes with the Liberal Democrats in North Yorkshire