Lib Dems thrash Tories in parliamentary by-election in North Shropshire

[Emrys]

1. Here's the initial coverage in the Telegraph,

which Johnson's referred to in the past as his "boss":

North Shropshire by-election: Tories lose to Lib Dems in stunning humiliation

Humiliating defeat for Tories who had held the seat for almost 200 years

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The North Shropshire seat has returned a Conservative MP since 1830. It will prove a humiliating defeat for the Tories and will be regarded by many as a referendum on Boris Johnson’s leadership.
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'Boris, the party is over'

In her victory speech, Ms Morgan said the people of Shropshire have spoken and said: "Boris Johnson, the party is over".
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Christine Jardine, the Lib Dem Treasury spokesman who was at the count in Shrewsbury Sports Village, told The Telegraph it was clear "people from Buckingham to North Shropshire, safe Tory areas, are dissatisfied and are looking for alternatives and are coming to us".
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Ms Jardine added that the "final straw" for North Shropshire voters "was the shenanigans in Downing Street", regarding allegations of parties held at Downing Street last Christmas.
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PM's Peppa Pig gaffe cut through with voters

Earlier this week Lib Dem sources told The Telegraph that Boris Johnson’s recent Peppa Pig gaffe ..., which saw him lose his speech notes and appear to speak at random about the animation at a CBI event, had “cut through on the doorstep”, along with the Conservatives plans to make changes to the subsidy payments of farmers.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/12/17/north-shropshire-election-result-tories-lose-lib-dems-win-labour/