In his first reaction to last night's losses to Labour in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, the prime minister insists he is 'delivering for the British people'.
Rishi Sunak has defended the Conservatives after two by-election losses overnight, claiming mid-term polls are 'always difficult' and 'local factors' were at play. The party lost their seats in both Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire in the early hours of Friday morning, as Labour overturned two huge Conservative majorities to deal a double blow to the government.
Beth Rigby analysis: Senior Tories fear party is in 'dying days' Even before the prime minister's comments, senior Conservatives had been trying to portray the defeats as mid-term blues, along with claiming that their own supporters had stayed at home, rather than making the switch to the opposition. But one Tory MP told Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby that their colleagues were 'deluded' if they believed that.
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