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Lewis Goodall
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In losing the #BreconByElection Boris Johnson has become a record breaker.

At only 11 days he has lost a seat in a by-election faster than any prime minister since Asquith in 1908 (16 days).
Blair: 2330 days
L George: 1109
Cameron: 919
Attlee: 916
Thatcher: 902
Churchill: 714
Heath: 342
Brown: 330
C-Bann: 241
Callaghan: 213
MacDonald: 191
B Law: 131
D-Home: 118
Major: 99
Wilson: 97
Chamberlain: 55
MacMillan: 35
Baldwin: 30
Balfour: 17
Asquith: 16
For the by-election nerds (I am one of you) Asquith's was the Manchester North West (Churchill's seat).
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Or maybe, just maybe it’s very useful for Number 10 to say that it is?
This strategy could massively backfire on Cummings. He is saying that if MPs vote against the govt on a confidence motion in early Setptember Johnson will just schedule an election for after October 31st. Such a long campaign would be virtually unprecedented but in any case...
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After last night's fun I realised I really don't know enough about the history of the Monster Raving Loony Party. Delighted to discover the name of their candidate in the 1981 Crosby by-election was: "Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel."
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***BRECON AND RADNORSHIRE 2019 BY ELECTION RESULT***

CONSERVATIVE (Davies): 12,401
LABOUR (Davies): 1,680
LIB DEM (Dodds): 13,826
BREXIT (Parkinson): 3,331
UKIP (Philips): 242
LOONY (Pink Lady): 334

****Lib Dem: GAIN****

Maj: 1425
The government’s working majority in Parliament has just dropped to one.
Firstly a real victory for the Lib Dems. They should have won the seat but it was a big story majority. They’re thrilled.

They now actually have a seat in Wales, something they haven’t had since 2017.
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Martin Daubney MEP ➡️
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#BreconByelection some thoughts: smart money was on a Lib Dem win. They’ve targeted the seat for two years, threw the kitchen sink at it and scored a good win. For the @brexitparty_uk it was our 400th target seat from 650. So did we split the vote? >>
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Boris Johnson will become Britain's Prime Minister today.

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Let’s talk about Boris

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