uk elections

Analysis: How The Peterborough By-Election Killed Off A 'Soft Brexit'

Both Corbyn's 'jobs-first' exit and May's withdrawal plan both look doomed, writes HuffPost UK political editor Paul Waugh.
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Labour Wins Peterborough By-election

Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party has failed in its first attempt to put an MP in the House of Commons after Labour held off a strong challenge to pull off a surprise victory in the Peterborough by-election. Labour’s Lisa Forbes managed to retain her seat, beating Mike Greene into second place by 10,484 votes to 9,801 - a majority of 683.
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Nigel Farage Hails 'Massive Result' Despite Brexit Party Defeat In Peterborough By-Election

"Whichever way you cut it, we’ve come from nowhere ... we’re pretty buoyed by this."
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Tory MPs' Leadership Election To Get 'Anti-Cheating' Safeguards

1922 Committee opts for measures imposed by election observers worldwide to stamp out fraud
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Boris Johnson Failing To Win Over Young And Undecided Voters, Says Polling Guru

23% of 2017 Tory voters think the former foreign secretary would be "a very bad PM".
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Brexit Party Storms Ahead In Peterborough By-Election As Voters Tire Of Two-Party Rule

Bookies no longer taking bets on Nigel Farage's party getting its first MP.
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Six MPs Split From Change UK After Just Four Months

Leader Heidi Allen and Chuka Umunna are among those to quit.
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Pro-Second Referendum Tory Sam Gyimah Announces Leadership Bid

And then there were thirteen.
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Jo Swinson Joins Race To Become Next Lib Dem Leader

She made headlines as the first MP to bring her baby to a House of Commons debate.
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Labour May Back Brexit In Second Referendum Campaign, Says Shami Chakrabarti

Party could recommend a "Labour deal", says frontbencher.
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