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Labour will need the stay-at-home voters who swung last week’s byelections

Letters: Harry Gilonis responds to the party’s success in recent byelections by pointing out that the Labour vote barely grew since 2019. Plus letters from Katy Jennison, James Coldwell, Keith Flett, Daniel Peacock and Shawn Pearson

The Guardian - UK

‘Even our safe seats are in play’: Tories despair at scale of byelection defeats

After a crushing week, MPs fear they will need a miracle to hold on to power

The Guardian - UK

‘People are just so fed up’: Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire voters on a mood for change

On the streets of Labour’s new constituencies, there was anti-Tory feeling – but also much apathy

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak says by-election defeats ‘disappointing’ but blames ‘local factors’

Labour took both Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire from the Conservatives in results announced on Friday.

The Independent UK

Double byelection defeat shines bright light on Tories’ plight

Rishi Sunak left with worst of all worlds as Tory base stays home and Labour and Reform UK rack up votes

The Guardian - UK

What’s next for the Tories and Rishi Sunak after double by-election upset? Ask John Rentoul anything

The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be taking your questions as Rishi Sunak suffers major blow, with Labour overturning Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire seats

The Independent UK

Labour has ‘made history’ with by-election result, Starmer says

The party leader vowed to ‘repay’ people who lent Labour their vote in the two seats.

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Tories humiliated in double by-election defeat as Labour overturn huge majorities

LABOUR have dealt the Conservatives a humiliating double whammy of by-election defeats by overturning huge majorities in Tamworth and Mid…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says double Labour byelections win shows people ‘fed up with 13 years of decline’ under Tories – as it happened

Labour wins Tamworth with swing of 23.9 percentage points from Tories, then Mid Bedfordshire in largest ever turnaround of majority in UK byelection

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Double defeat for Tories as Labour takes two seats in byelection victory

In today’s newsletter: The Conservative party suffered a crushing defeat as Labour wins Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire seats in historic byelections

The Guardian - UK

Full results for Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth as Labour by-election wins smash records

Labour ‘redraw political map’ with unprecendented victories

The Independent UK

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-election results: Key statistics and historical benchmarks

The result in Tamworth represents the biggest Conservative majority overturned by Labour at a by-election since 1945

Evening Standard

Tories may lose election by 'more than Blair 1997 landslide' after Labour by-elections shock

Sir Keir Starmer’s party has overturned huge Conservative majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

Evening Standard

Labour takes Nadine Dorries’ former seat in Mid Bedfordshire byelection

Alistair Strathern overturns huge Tory majority to win seat vacated by former culture secretary

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The Independent UK

Labour wins Mid Bedfordshire in historic by-election result

The party overturned a Conservative majority of 24,664 votes.

The Independent UK

Labour ‘redraw political map’ with double by-election blow to Rishi Sunak

Sir Keir Starmer’s party overturned huge Conservative majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘staring defeat in the face’ after double by-election blow

Tories haven’t faced such poor by-election results since the run-up to Blair’s 1997 landslide

The Independent UK

Labour hope to snatch Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire in double by-election coup

Sir Keir Starmer’s party are feeling positive about their chances in the two previously safe Conservative seats.

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The Guardian - UK

Byelections: voting under way to replace Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher – as it happened

Formerly safe Tory seats in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth could fall to opponents in test of Sunak’s electoral fortunes

The Independent UK

Labour plays down ‘moonshot’ chances of winning ‘super-safe’ Tory seats in double by-election

‘Neither are on our target list’, says Keir Starmer spokesman on Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire votes

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and Tories seem to have yet more low expectations for byelection fortunes

Leaked memo suggests party’s votes could halve to 30% in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Polls close in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth byelections

Results will be seen as a verdict on Rishi Sunak if Tories lose seats where they had large majorities

Evening Standard

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections: Rishi Sunak faces double test amid candidate controversy

Tory candidate in Tamworth condemned over sweary ‘can you feed your kids?’ food bank post

The Guardian - 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 Independent 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

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