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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party has again suffered major defeats in two parliamentary by-elections. The Tories lost the Wellingborough constituency in central England and Kingswood in the west of England to the opposition Labor party despite previously having a large lead. The bottom line is that the Conservatives have lost more seats in by-elections in this legislative period than ever since the Second World War.
The pressure on Sunak from within his own ranks is now likely to increase. Great Britain is electing a new lower house this year, the exact date has not yet been fixed. The Social Democrats are clearly in the lead in all surveys.
Above all, the bankruptcy in Wellingborough is historic: The Conservatives lost 37.6 percentage points compared to the previous election, the second highest loss for a British party since 1945. The by-election was necessary because the Tory MP Peter Bone was resigned due to allegations of bullying and of sexual harassment, which he denies. In Kingswood, Tory representative Chris Skidmore resigned in protest against Sunak’s environmental and energy policies.
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