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Labour wins Chester by-election in first electoral defeat for PM Rishi Sunak
Labour wins Chester by-election in Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test since becoming Prime Minister
LABOUR has won the by-election in Chester in Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test since taking office.
Samantha Dixon retained the seat for her party in the Cheshire city with a 10,974 majority.
Samantha Dixon has retained the seat in Chester for Labour[/caption]
The contest was triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Christian Matheson, who left his Commons seat after complaints of “serious sexual misconduct” were upheld by a parliamentary watchdog.
Mr Matheson, who denied the allegations, was facing a four-week suspension and was asked to resign by Labour before he quit.
Ms Dixon defeated Conservative candidate and NHS nurse Liz Wardlaw, handing the Conservatives a defeat in the first Westminster by-election since Boris Johnson’s forced resignation and the market chaos that ended Liz Truss’s short stint in Number 10.
Election officials earlier confirmed that turnout was 41.2 per cent, with a total of 28,541 votes cast in the December poll.
Labour had been widely expected to hold the seat, having won it in 2019 for the third time in a row with a majority of 6,164.
Newly-elected MP Ms Dixon said in a speech: “People in Chester and across our country are really worried.
“Worried about losing their homes because they can’t afford the mortgage repayments or the rent, worried about whether they can put the heating on, worried about whether they can put food on the table for their families.
“This is the cost of 12 years of Conservative Government. The Government which has wreaked havoc with our economy, destroyed our public services and betrayed the people who put their trust in them at the last general election.”
The result is the latest by-election defeat suffered by the Conservatives.
The last two by-elections, which took place on the same day in June, were a disaster for the Tories, with Labour snatching Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats securing a historic victory in Tiverton and Honiton.
Ms Dixon won 17,309 of the votes, while the Conservations came in second with 6,335.
Rob Herd of the Liberal Democrats got 2,368 and the Green party’s Paul Bowers received 787.
The rest of the votes were split between Reform UK, Rejoin EU, the UK Independence Party, the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and Freedom Alliance.
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Tamar Braxton After August Alsina’s Speculated Coming Out: “Love Wins, My Brother is Free”
August Alsina was thrust into the headlines like never before this week after seemingly coming out during the closing credits of ‘The Surreal Life.’
As reported, the R&B singer gushed about “the person” he loves and loves him back, a love that “defies all the constructs of what love is supposed to be or look like.” Alsina stressed that he wanted to share said love “in front of the world.”
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American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Becomes First Artist in History To Boast 40 Career Wins
In 2019, Taylor Swift surpassed King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s historic American Music Awards record (26 wins) to become the award show’s most-decorated act ever.
Since then, she’s added even more prism-shaped trophies to her collection – distancing herself from competitors even further.
See how many she nabbed Sunday night (November 20) at the 2022 edition of the annual ceremony.
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American Music Awards: Nicki Minaj Breaks Tie With Eminem For Most All-Time Wins in Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Category
Nicki Minaj may already be one of the most-decorated rappers in music history, but if the 2022 American Music Awards are any indication, she shows no signs of slowing down her trophy collection any time soon.
Minaj entered this year’s AMAs with only one nomination – Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist – and still managed to defeat the competition.
Leaving the likes of Latto,
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