Britain: Prime Minister Sunak’s party lost two seats in the by-election, won one

London. The performance of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in the by-elections for three seats in Britain was not as expected. The Conservative Party managed to retain the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seats vacated by the resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but suffered heavy defeats in two other seats. Thursday’s by-election was being seen as a report card on Sunak’s performance in handling the economy and his chances to lead the party in general elections due in the second half of next year. In the by-election, the Conservative Party candidate Steve Tuckwell won Uxbridge and South Ruislip by a small margin.

The seat fell vacant after Johnson resigned last month amid an investigation into holding parties at 10 Downing Street (the UK Prime Minister’s residence) during the lockdown implemented to prevent Kovid-19. In the by-elections held in Selby and Ainstey, the opposition Labor Party won by more than 20,000 votes. The by-election for the seat was necessitated by the resignation of Nigel Adams, a Johnson aide. Labor Party leader Keir Starmer said: “This is a historic victory, which shows that people are looking to the Labor Party for leadership. They see the Labor Party as a changed party focused on meeting the aspirations of working people with a practical plan of action.”

Keir Mather, 25, became the youngest member of the British Parliament with Labor’s victory in Selby and Ainstey. Prior to that, this record was recorded in the name of Indian-origin Labor MP Nadia (26) from Nottingham East. The Conservative Party suffered a second blow in the Somerset and Frome seat by-elections, where Sarah Dyke, the Liberal Democrat Party’s candidate, won by more than 11,000 votes. While Dyke got a total of 21,187 votes, Conservative candidate Fay Burbrick had to settle for 10,179 votes. The by-election was necessitated by the resignation of the Conservative MP for Somerset and Frome, David Warburton. Warburton resigned from Parliament following allegations of drug abuse and sexual misconduct.

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