There is a bitter battle going on in Mid Bedfordshire - but it's not about Nadine Dorries

The power tussle between Labour and the Liberal Democrats is turning toxic

It ought to be a safe seat – with a majority of more than 24,000. Yet the Tories worry that on current polling, combined with the fact governing parties tend to do even worse in by-elections than general elections , mean it could be lost. That would ring serious alarm bells for MPs with smaller majorities just as Sunak tries to turn the page and move into a new phase of his premiership.

The two candidates are both technically local – though the Lib Dems and the Tories are both keen to point out that Labour’s is a London councillor even though he grew up in Bedfordshire . Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are hoping to appeal to the true blues by the fact their candidate is involved with the Women’s Institute.

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