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We are about to close the page, but before we leave let’s take a look at what has happened after the two Conservative by-elections defeats.
Boris Johnson says he will “listen and learn” and will continue with the work to “continue the work we are doing to help people in the short term with the pressures they face.”
The prime minister defended his record by saying that his government “has not only achieved remarkable things” but will “continue to do great things for the people of this country”.
He also said at a press conference in Rwanda that Oliver Dowden, who resigned as co-chair of the Conservative Party after the by-election results, “did a very good job”.
But former Conservative leader Michael Howard says Johnson should resign for the good of the Conservative party and believes the country would be better off under new leadership.
Meanwhile, Labor leader Keir Stamer reacted to his party’s victory at Wakefield by saying they “absolutely broke it”.
He says the result was a “trial” about the Tory and Johnson party, adding that “they are out of touch and without ideas.”
And the Liberal Democrats marked their great victory at Tiverton and Honiton by literally showing the door to Johnson.
They used the props with the words “It’s time to show Boris the door” stamped to emphasize what they say people on the streets of East Devon have told them.
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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey (right) celebrates with Richard Foord, the newly elected Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Honiton Image title: Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey (right) celebrates with Richard Foord, the newly elected Liberal Democrat MP by Tiverton and Honiton