The result – in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years – heaps further pressure on the PM’s position.
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Private schools lose legal challenge over VAT changes
A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government’s removal of the VAT exemption.
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Palestine Action arrest as Churchill statue defaced
The Westminster statue of the former prime minister is vandalised with slogans daubed in red paint.
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Government to give go-ahead for £1bn defence helicopter deal
The chancellor has stepped in to protect jobs at the helicopter manufacturer in Somerset, the BBC understands.
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Hillwalker dead and two rescued from Highland mountain
The body of the 58-year-old man was recovered following the incident last week.
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Woman fell from window trying to flee triple killer
A former neighbour of Valdo Calocane was told he could have killed her, years before the attacks.
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No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released
A committee of MPs and peers says the government has confirmed it will not overrule any decision to disclose files.
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Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal
Arrivals at the Rock’s airport would have to show their passport twice under a new UK-EU treaty.
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Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack
The 52-year-old is serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
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Number of young people out of work or education edges closer to one million
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK’s weak job market.
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Met apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off
It comes after Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed he gave information to the force suggesting the peer could be a flight risk.
