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Record-breaking wins in two by-elections are a “game changer” which shows Labour can now win anywhere, Sir Keir Starmer has said.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Labour secured two new MPs on Friday, by overturning huge Tory majorities in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Labour leader said his party was “redrawing the political map” ahead of a general election, expected next year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Rishi Sunak said the results were “obviously disappointing” but it was “important to remember the context”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Speaking to reporters from Cairo, where he was holding meetings on the crisis in Gaza, the PM said mid-term by-elections were “always difficult for incumbent governments” and that there had been “local factors at play”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He added that he was “committed to delivering on the priorities of the British people”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n- Analysis: By-election results show terrible night for Tories<\/li>\n
- Labour wins historic victory in Mid Bedfordshire<\/li>\n
- ‘Incredible’ win for Labour in Tamworth by-election<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As is often the case turnout was down at the by-elections, but the results were no less historic. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Labour overcame a 24,664 Tory majority in Mid Bedfordshire to win the seat for the first time – the largest numerical majority ever overturned in a by-election in history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In Tamworth, there was a 23.9% swing to Labour from the Tories – the second-biggest swing from the Conservatives to Labour at a by-election since 1945.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n