Boris Johnson vows to 'listen to voters' and keep going despite by-election defeats

2022-06-25 04:14:13 By : Mr. Terry Ho

Boris Johnson insisted this morning (24 June) that he will “listen” to voters at No 10 despite the Conservative party’s crushing double by-election losses in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield last night (23 June).

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Labour Simon Lightwood became the new Labour MP for Wakefield whilst Liberal Democrats Richard Foord won Tiverton and Honiton.

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