The Prime Minister is at risk of losing another seat in the by-election but splits between Labour and the Lib Dems could yet save him
put the Conservatives 15 percentage points behind Labour, pointing to a landslide defeat at the next general election.
The other is the very fact that both Labour and the Lib Dems think they can win in Ms Dorries’ seat. In a number of recent by-elections, the two parties have observed an unspoken, informal pact: each would concentrate only on constituencies where they are the clear challenger to the Conservatives, allowing the anti-Tory vote to consolidate around a single party.
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