Politics
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.
Starmer calls for reflection on by-election impact of Ulez expansion
Senior Labour figures cited the widening of the scheme as responsible for the party narrowly missing out on winning Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
What is Ulez and and why is it being extended?
We take a look at the details of the Ulez scheme in London that has been a prominent electoral issue.
Sunak celebrates Tories’ Uxbridge win in greasy spoon cafe
The Prime Minister and successful Tory candidate Steve Tuckwell each got a hero’s welcome as they arrived at a cafe after the by-election win.
Sir John Curtice says the Tories have relapsed after ‘long Boris’ diagnosis
He said the Tories have relapsed due to the "collective failure of the Conservative Party to distance itself" from the former prime minister.
Green Party votes would have handed Labour the win in Uxbridge
Ironically, Labour lost the by-election due to a protest over Sadiq Khan's environmental ULEZ policy.
Laurence Fox is set to lose his deposit after winning just 2.31% of the vote
'Very pleased to come 4th and have beaten the @LibDems a long established party.' tweeted Fox.
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.
Special advisers got £2.9m in severance payments amid political upheaval
Ministers were also paid more than £400,000 in severance packages.