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Liberal Democrats win North Shropshire: is the party over for Boris Johnson?

The Conservative Party has <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2021/12/liberal-democrats-win-north-shropshire-and-plunge-boris-johnson-into-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lost North Shropshire</a> for the first time in nearly 200 years, to the Liberal Democrats. The shocking defeat follows months of sleaze and Christmas party scandals, and with new Plan B Covid restrictions, confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2021/12/the-north-shropshire-by-election-shows-that-voters-are-finally-seeing-through-boris-johnson-and-his-corrupt-cult" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">has collapsed.</a> Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush discuss the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2021/12/can-the-conservatives-hold-on-in-true-blue-north-shropshire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mood on the ground</a> in North Shropshire and the story behind this anti-Conservative vote. In You Ask Us, a listener wonders what the by-election result means for Boris Johnson’s political future. If you have a question for You Ask Us, email <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2021/12/podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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