Sunak's Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections
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Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suffered two thumping defeats in a trio of special elections but avoided a drubbing after holding onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives braced for defeat in three by-elections across England on Thursday, as the ruling party looked set to suffer an electoral backlash over the UK's ailing economy.
Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suffered two thumping defeats in a trio of special elections but avoided a drubbing after holding onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London.
The results of the British special elections, if replicated at a likely general election next year, would certainly see Labour emerge as the biggest single party.
