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The message from the North Shropshire by-election is one of mutual dependence despite the recriminations
Pressure on his premiership will intensify if the Tories lose constituency to the Lib Dems
Voters prepare to ‘rock’ Boris Johnson’s government in North Shropshire by-election on Thursday
Lessons from the 2019 general election show the Conservatives are vulnerable as a midterm by-election looms
Talk of alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats is a distraction
Labour unable to take full advantage of prime minister’s problems but populist Reform UK performs strongly
Boris Johnson faces crucial electoral test as opposition parties join forces to maximise votes in Old Bexley and Sidcup
UK government faces midterm test in Thursday’s vote as residents warn PM ‘should be nervous’
Southern seats which swung to the Conservatives in 2005, and not just the ‘red wall’, will be the battleground at the next election
Keir Starmer may not be on track for a win in the next election, but the Conservatives should worry about transactional voters
Labour’s Batley and Spen win shows that the pandemic is no longer dominating the discourse
Head of UK opposition had faced the prospect of leadership battle if party had not held Batley and Spen
Five years after the referendum and six months after the UK left the EU single market, the ‘earthquake’ is still being felt
Shock by-election defeat cannot obscure the priority of building houses
The Conservatives’ by-election defeat shows that British politics is normalising
Party overturns solid Tory majority in Chesham and Amersham to stay on a roll after May’s local election success
Some MPs may grumble, but the UK must not hold elections based on population data that is almost 25 years old
The party’s tormentor George Galloway is polishing up his weapons for a battle in West Yorkshire
An alliance of ‘progressives’ would just be a distraction for the UK’s opposition Labour party
Support for the environmentalist party worries Tories in the party’s southern heartland
Party activists warn that focus on the north is leaving back door open to opposition
UK government bonds fall in price as concerns over Scottish independence referendum fade
Recovery from pandemic set to trigger fresh push for Scottish independence
Prime minister under pressure to deliver results to new Conservative supporters in northern towns
Sturgeon says legislation on vote could come as early as next year
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