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Blow to Rishi Sunak, Conservatives lose two safe seats in by-polls
Indian Economic Observer | 20/10/2023 09:32 PM | Click to read full article
In a setback for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the ruling Conservative Party lost two of its safe parliamentary seats to the Labour Party in a bellwether vote ahead of the next general election, expected within the next 15 months. Labour's Alistair Strathern and Sarah Edwards cruised to victory in the seats of Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth, overturning Tory majorities of nearly 25,000 and 20,000, respectively, reports said.