It was a bad day for Labour, which did so badly in Richmond it lost its deposit. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Olney and the Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron, celebrate the byelection result. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/ReutersThe Conservative MP Anna Soubry, who has become a vocal critic of a hard Brexit, agreed as she praised the Lib Dem’s “sensational” result. She also rejected the notion that the referendum had delivered a majority vote for Brexit. What the Richmond Park vote could mean for a general election Read moreAnd she questioned May’s interpretation of the result as being largely about immigration.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 19:42 UTC