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Labour’s double by-election victory is the “second coming of Blairism,” The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul has said.Huge Tory majorities were overturned in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, the latter of which was the biggest in British by-election history.“These are the sort of results Tony Blair got as leader of the opposition,” Mr Rentoul told TalkTV on Friday, 20 October.“It suggests that Labour is heading for that kind of swing in a general election… We’re not talking about an absolutely huge Labour majority… but it’s certainly looking pretty good for them.” More

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight This week industry bosses told The Independent electric cars could cost British motorists an extra £6,000. The anticipated hike all comes down to whether […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservative Party is facing an election “armageddon” after suffering defeats in two fiercely contested by-elections. Huge Tory majorities evaporated overnight in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer claiming […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak will fly to Egypt today amid growing fears the Israel-Hamas conflict will spread across the wider Middle East. Countries including the US and the UK have warned people to leave nearby […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak faced back to back of major setbacks as Labour snatched victory in the Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections. Securing two of the biggest by-election wins in British history, Sir Keir Starmer’s […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer received a major boost after overturning a huge Tory majority in the Tamworth by-election. In the Tories’ biggest loss to Labour in by-election history, Sir Keir’s party won the Staffordshire […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has said Israel has both a “right and duty” to “go after” Hamas to restore its security at the start of a two-day visit to the region. The prime minister called […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak was branded “Dr Death” by the government’s own science adviser in WhatsApp messages revealed to the Covid-19 inquiry. In a transcript dating to September 2020 Dame Angela McLean also appeared to […] More