Chris Mason: Tory gloom deepens after double poll blow

21 minutes ago About sharing Tory candidate Helen Harrison had a night to forget By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News, in Wellingborough So, another two whopping by-election victories for Labour. What is most striking about the results in Wellingborough and Kingwood is that they feel almost unsurprising, despite the scale of Labour’s wins. Why?…

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Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: Labour scores double victory over Tories

19 minutes ago About sharing Labour’s Damien Egan won the Kingswood by-election with a 2,501 majority By Becky Morton Political reporter Labour has inflicted two by-election defeats on the Conservatives, overturning big majorities to take Wellingborough and Kingswood. In Wellingborough the party overcame a majority of more than 18,500 to take the Northamptonshire seat. The…

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