LONDON, Oct 20, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Britain's ruling Conservative Party sufferedtwo damaging by-election defeats to Labour on Friday, boding ill for PrimeMinister Rishi Sunak and his party's chances at the next general election. The elections were in traditionally safe Tory seats, but Labour managed tooverturn huge majorities in both on a notable evening for the oppositionparty. Then-prime minister Boris Johnson's handling of the case led to a raft ofministerial resignations that spelt the beginning of the end of hispremiership. - Policy shifts -As well as the two safe seats lost on Friday, the Tories saw a 20,000majority overturned in a July by-election on a 21 percent swing. Labour, meanwhile, said that neither seat had been on "our target list forthe general election".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 20, 2023 15:20 UTC