Love conquers all as country duo sweep Golden Guitars Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham have won three Golden Guitars, including best song, while Brad Cox and The Wolfe Brothers also won multiple awards. AAP · Jan 26, 2024
Actress Rachel Griffiths rides out in Tour d'Horse from Hunter Valley The 200 kilometre endurance ride for charity will end in Tamworth. Newcastle Herald · Jan 19, 2024
Travis Collins glowing with baby bliss and Golden Guitar nominations The Hunter could figure heavily in Tamworth's night of nights. Newcastle Herald · Nov 22, 2023
Letters to Vernon Marshall, a groundbreaking gay rights advocate in rural Australia The Tamworth accountant set up a PO Box for his LGBTQ+ liberation movement in 1972. Fifty years later, the mailbox has been revived The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2023
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 · Oct 22, 2023
Labour to widen campaign ‘hit list’ after stunning byelection successes Farming areas and central Scottish belt could be added to party’s general election targets The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
‘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 · Oct 22, 2023
What the papers say – October 21 Surprise results from the Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections feature among the front page stories. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023
Labour MPs told to ‘keep feet on ground’ after historic byelection wins Starmer’s aides warn against complacency as huge swings from Tories raise prospect of 1997-style landslide next year The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
Rishi 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. Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023
I’m the heir to Blair, says Starmer after Tory ‘armageddon’ by-election defeats Labour leader hails ‘game-changer’ victories that put his party on the path to power The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Senior Tories say party seems to be giving up after byelection defeats Sunak appears safe but divisions widening on strategy, as MP bemoans lack of support in Tamworth The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
‘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 · Oct 20, 2023
Biggest by-election swings of all time: Labour shocks Tories in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire Labour achieved a great swing of 23.9 points in Tamworth, Staffordshire, which is high enough to be ranked as the second highest swing by Labour at a by-election since 1945. Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 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 Conversation · Oct 20, 2023 Astounding byelection losses are about more than Tory MPs’ conduct – the party has a big general election problem Byelection results in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire represent new lows for a Conservative government that will soon be obliged to confront its mortality.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Rishi Sunak, decorated hero of the war on motorists, is no match for a real-world conflict The PM is withering on the international stage. Back home, in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, his troops are in trouble, too, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2023 Unbelievable moment as Tory minister downplays by-election defeats TORY MP Andrew Bowie has claimed by-election defeats in Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire were “not gigantic” as he blamed the results on people…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Twin byelection success is unalloyed good news for Labour Ability to regain marginals as well as eat into Tory heartlands shows party is on course for stunning general election win
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Labour declares historic byelection wins a ‘political earthquake’ Party says it is redrawing the map after overturning large Tory majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Polling guru: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss scandals to blame for Tory disaster John Curtice says Starmer could win even bigger landslide than Blair in 1997 – amid warnings Tories face ‘Armageddon’ next year
The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2023 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…