Politics
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.
Uxbridge and South Ruislip result in full
The Tories held the seat with a majority of just 495, while Laurence Fox and Piers Corbyn couldn't even get 1,000 votes between them.
Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-elections: The results in full
Sir Ed Davey is the first leader of any political party to win four by-elections since Paddy Ashdown.
Tories HOLD Uxbridge and South Ruislip as ULEZ dominates
The failure to overturn the Tory majority in the seat was dubbed “Uloss” by a party insider.
Lib Dems overturn 19,000 majority to win Somerton and Frome by-election
Sarah Dyke secured victory in the Somerset seat.
‘The Tories are finished’: Labour win Selby and Ainsty with a 24% swing
A similar swing across the country would result in Labour winning more seats than in Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide, the party has claimed.
Ministers given £455,000 in severance payments after year of political turmoil
Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng and Michael Gove are among the senior figures who accepted severance payments after leaving office.