Rishi Sunak says by-election double defeat is ’particularly challenging’

Rishi Sunak claimed the Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections 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 mid-term 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 best-selling quality daily newspaper pr