The Lib-Dem victory in the North Shropshire by-election comes at time when Johnson is facing criticism on several fronts
The Lib-Dem victory in the North Shropshire by-election comes at time when Boris Johnson is facing criticism on several frontsBoris Johnson’s director of communications handed out awards and gave a speech at a Downing Street party last Christmas when London was under strict Covid-19 restrictions, the BBC reported. Picture: BLOOMBERG
“Tonight, the people of North Shropshire have spoken on behalf of the British people. They have said loudly and clearly: ‘Boris Johnson, the party is over’," Morgan said in her victory speech.The Conservatives had won every previous election for the mostly rural area of central England since the constituency was created in its current form in 1983.
The vote for the North Shropshire area, one of 650 seats in Britain’s parliament, was called outside the regular election cycle because the incumbent Conservative resigned after he was found to have broken rules on paid lobbying.
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