THE TORIES have HELD their seat in the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election following the death of an ex-Cabinet minister. Louie French has become the UK’s newest MP and took more than half the …
Pressure mounted following claims that lockdown rules were broken in No10 last Christmas - and the imposition of coronavirus restrictions following the emergence of Omicron.He said: "My focus will now be delivering on those promises that I made during the campaign - get our fair share of London's police officers, securing more investment for local schools and hospitals, protecting our precious green spaces.
He promised voters he would "work tirelessly to repay the trust that you've placed in me and I will not let you down". Mr French, a local councillor, said: "This is the greatest honour of my life. And I hope it inspires people to achieve their own dreams." Labour's Daniel Francis secured 6,711 votes, almost 31 per cent of the total, up from the 23.5 per cent the party received in 2019.The Tory vote share decreased - Mr Brokenshire had 64.5 per cent in 2019, Mr French had 51.5 per cent - and Labour pointed to a 10 per cent swing in their favour."This is a Conservative stronghold, somewhere that had a 19,000 majority at the last general election and what we've seen tonight is that majority being slashed.
"I think it's clear that we're winning back the trust of people and it's a remarkable result for us in a Tory stronghold."Credit: PABoris Johnson gets his Covid booster jab and urges Brits to do the same
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