'They were a bad set of results for us.' Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis threw his support behind Boris Johnson amid fresh criticism following two by-election defeats. Ridge
He said:"That does happen sometimes mid-term. There's no denying it was a set of results we've got to look carefully at and learn from.
"I think Boris Johnson is the right person to take us into the next general election. I think he will do that successfully."
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