Votes for Chesham and Amersham MP while Tory Lords sneaked in ‘for life’
"On Thursday, 38,000 voters went to the polls, to pick one MP. On the same day, three hereditary aristocrats were put into the Lords by just 36 Conservative hereditary peers."
"On Thursday, 38,000 voters went to the polls, to pick one MP. On the same day, three hereditary aristocrats were put into the Lords by just 36 Conservative hereditary peers."
“This is the first big Remain constituency by-election in England, and I think the dismal ‘embrace Brexit’ mantra may be at least partially to blame," Rejoin EU's leader has said.
“Potentially one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen,” one Twitter user announced.
It is the party's worst result in a parliamentary by-election ever, according to reports.
Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.
In a stunning result, the Liberal Democrats took 56.7 per cent of the vote to secure a majority of 8,028.
The constituency in Buckinghamshire has been held by the Tories since its creation in 1974.
"Brexit is a lose-lose situation, nobody will benefit from it. There is no good Brexit."
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