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Conservatives lose two rural by-elections

Labour won in Selby and Ainsty while the Lib Dems won the Somerton and Frome by-election

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Conservatives lose two rural by-elections

The Conservatives have lost two by-elections in rural constituencies Rumours continued to swirl of an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, with Therese Coffey rumoured to be on her way out of the Defra Secretary...

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