Holden on by-elections: Not a good night for Conservatives

The Conservative Party chairman says there had not been "a massive switch" to Labour in Kingswood and Wellingborough.

Richard Holden was reacting to two by-election losses overnight, with Labour taking both former Tory-held seats.

He said there were “local contexts” in the results, and turnout had fallen by about half in both since the general election.

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