Global report United Kingdom
Jun 25, 2021
2 minutes
POLITICS
Tory heartlands at risk after shock byelection defeat
Senior Conservatives have told Boris Johnson a swathe of seats in the “blue wall” across the south of England could be at risk, as his party was gripped by recriminations after the Liberal Democrats’ shock victory in the Chesham and Amersham byelection last week.
Downing Street came under pressure to ditch Johnson’s controversial planning reforms, which many backbenchers blamed for the
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