Byelections

‘She has been horribly isolated’: friends say Sue Gray was deliberately ostracised while investigating Partygate
The senior civil servant was given little support in her massive task, but the result could be crucial in determining Boris Johnson’s fate
Toby Helm Political Editor
22, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Tories fight to hold off Labour and Lib Dems in crucial June byelections
Voters go to polls in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton on 23 June after MPs resigned following scandals
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent
17, May, 2022 @1:31 PM

Pressure grows on Labour and Lib Dems to agree joint anti-Tory strategy
Ed Davey says party will focus on just one target in key ‘super Thursday’ polls
Toby Helm
15, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Wakefield Labour executive resigns accusing Starmer of byelection stitch-up
Members quit en masse over ‘arrogant’ handling of candidate selection process
Heather Stewart Political editor
13, May, 2022 @12:09 PM

Q&A: key questions facing Keir Starmer over office beer during lockdown
Labour leader continues to be asked about claims he broke Covid rules, but legal and police consensus is he did not
Peter Walker Political correspondent
03, May, 2022 @4:32 PM

Byelections: will recent scandals at Westminster cause upsets at the polls?
Voters may choose to punish governing party in two forthcoming contests, as they have in previous byelections
Kevin Rawlinson
02, May, 2022 @5:35 PM

The Tories are terrified of a Labour-Lib Dem pact – and they’re right to be | Neal Lawson
Informal alliances between progressive parties help win seats. There’s no shame in working together, says Neal Lawson, director of campaign group Compass
Neal Lawson
02, May, 2022 @12:34 PM

Lib Dems are the real challengers in Neil Parish’s seat, says Ed Davey
Party to declare itself most likely to beat Tories in byelection, but leader denies pact with Labour
Peter Walker Political correspondent
01, May, 2022 @10:34 AM

Imran Ahmad Khan completes MP resignation process with full April pay
Wakefield MP found guilty of sexual assault on 11 April says delay caused by Easter and HR issues
Helen Pidd North of England editor
28, Apr, 2022 @1:10 PM

Birmingham Erdington byelection winner is Labour’s Paulette Hamilton
Hamilton says retaining seat with majority of 3,266 shows party is ‘finally turning a corner’
Jessica Murray
04, Mar, 2022 @4:35 PM

Erdington result shows there might not yet be enough enthusiasm for Labour
Analysis: Despite a relatively comfortable victory, there is little for the party to be complacent about
Heather Stewart Political editor
04, Mar, 2022 @7:25 AM

Birmingham Erdington: low turnout has Labour anxious as polls close
Polling experts still predict party to hold seat of the late Jack Dromey following byelection
Heather Stewart Political editor
03, Mar, 2022 @10:01 PM
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