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.
Senior Labour figures cited the widening of the scheme as responsible for the party narrowly missing out on winning Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
Sir Ed Davey is the first leader of any political party to win four by-elections since Paddy Ashdown.
Sarah Dyke secured victory in the Somerset seat.
A Labour MP said there would be ‘something wrong’ with Tory ministers being interviewed by backbench colleagues while running political campaigns.
Rishi Sunak warned they face a ‘tough battle’ as Labour and Lib Dems hope to steal the three seats.
Lib Dems and Labour dominate betting on Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Selby and Ainsty.
It would take a very large swing in the popular vote for all three seats to change hands.
The prime minister is trying to avoid a skewering in three crunch by-elections.
Falkirk MP John McNally, 72, has said he wants to spend more time with his family after eight years at Westminster.
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