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Labour overturns massive Tory majority to win Tamworth by-election

Sky News Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Labour has taken Tamworth from the Conservatives in a historic by-election victory for Sir Keir Starmer's party.
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Sarah Edwards overturned a Conservative majority of more than 19,600 to secure the first Labour victory in the Staffordshire constituency since 2010. The new Labour MP for Tamworth has called on Rishi Sunak to "do the decent thing and call a general election" following her victory. Report by...

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