Live news updates: Conservatives lose two seats in first by-elections since 'partygate' scandal
UK prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday suffered a double blow to his leadership following the loss of two seats, in his first electoral test since narrowly surviving a confidence vote among his backbench MPs earlier this month.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party lost control of key councils in London, according to partial results from local and regional UK elections on Friday, with a potentially historic change looming in Northern Ireland.
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Key records in previous by-elections as polls close in Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton By-election - Boris Johnson - Conservative Party - Tiverton and Honiton.
Vote counting is underway in two key by-elections, including the “red wall” seat of Wakefield and the Tory stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton. Boris Johnson's Conservatives are on the defensive in both seats, with Sir Keir Starmer hoping to achieve a ...
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What we know about Boris Johnson and Britain's 'partygate' scandal Boris Johnson - Conservative Party - Motion of no confidence - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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UK risks Chinese anger over trade talks with Taiwan China - Taiwan - Mark Milley.
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A large chunk of a glacier in Italy's Alps has broken loose and killed at least six hikers and injured nine others.
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LondoN: British prime minister Boris Johnson (pic) and chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak have penned a joint article to outline what they are calling “the single biggest tax cut in a decade” in a show of unity on Britain's cost-of-living crisis.
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Two Russian airplanes departed Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a mass expulsion that has sent tensions soaring between the historically close nations, a Russian diplomat said.
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Wimbledon wildcard entry Tim van Rijthoven steals set, not win, from Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic - Wimbledon - Tim van Rijthoven - Tennis.
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Novak Djokovic is onto the Wimbledon quarterfinal after a solid challenge from wild-card entry Tim van Rijthoven, who even took a set from the Serbian star.
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