Somerton and Frome
Lib Dems eye return to West Country strongholds with Somerton and Frome win
Sir Ed Davey said the victory showed the Lib Dems were ‘firmly back’ in one of their former heartlands.
By David Hughes and Rod Minchin, PA
Senior Tory admits the party could face triple by-election defeat
Nuclear energy minister Andrew Bowie said: ‘It’s possible we could lose all three – but it’s also possible that we might win all three.’
By David Hughes and Sam Blewett, PA
Lib Dems hopeful of knocking another brick out of the Tory Blue Wall
The Liberal Democrats are hoping to overturn a more than 19,000 majority to win the Somerton and Frome by-election from the Conservatives on Thursday.
By Rod Minchin, PA