Tories fight to hold off Labour and Lib Dems in crucial June byelections

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Voters go to polls in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton on 23 June after MPs resigned following scandalsTwo crucial byelections in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton will take place on 23 June, with the Conservatives fighting to keep the seats from Labour and the Liberal Democrats.Both seats will be fought after the Tory MPs resigned following scandals. The former Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigned after being found guilty of child sexual assault against a 15-year-old boy. In the Devon seat, Neil Parish resigned as MP after admitting watching pornography twice in the House of Commons chamber. Continue reading...

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