Rishi Sunak says by election double defeat is particularly challenging

Rishi Sunak claimed the Kingswood and Wellingborough byelections had shown there was not a huge amount of enthusiasm for Labour as he sought to downplay the significance of the Tories double defeat. The Prime Minister blamed the losses on particularly challenging local circumstances and said midterm contests were always difficult for incumbent governments. Read your updates here: , sunak, election, conservative Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just 1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK s bestselling quality daily newspaper pr