Conservative MP Anna Firth won the Southend West by-election, which was triggered by the killing of Sir David Amess, with more than 12,700 votes. The result came after four of Boris Johnson's top aides resigned from their posts.
Back at Westminster, MPs are claiming the near-meltdown in 10 Downing Street, after an, has further increased pressure on the embattled premier.
That incendiary claim also prompted a rebuke from Rishi Sunak, in a move seen as distancing himself from Mr Johnson ahead of a leadership contest.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerwouldn't have made the jibe about Sir Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile, Mr Sunak has now turned up the heat on the PM in an article in today's Sun.
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