By-Election By Numbers

24.6.2022

Politics Unpacked

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Matt Chorley looks back on the by-elections results of Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton. Matt crunches the numbers with Times Radio's Chief Political Commentator Lucy Fisher, pollsters Sir John Curtice, Lord Hayward and Professor Paula Surridge.

COLUMNISTS: Melanie Reid and James Forsyth with their analysis of the by-elections and the politics of Glastonbury.

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By-Election By Numbers

Politics Unpacked

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"Washed-up Tories" Defecting to Reform

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Can Starmer and Macron Stop the Boats?

Another Labour Rebellion Looms

Can A New Left-Wing Party Succeed

Can Reeves Move On From 'Tough Day'?

PMQs: "She Looks Traumatised"

Labour's Welfare Problem

Starmer Faces Fresh Welfare Rebellion