Uxbridge by-election: ULEZ row fuels shock result, as Conservatives cling on

Stuart Stone
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Conservatives lose two by-elections, but hold off Labour challenge in Boris Johnson’s former constituency by just 495 votes with London tax on polluting vehicles seen to have made the difference

The Conservatives have narrowly beaten Labour in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, with both sides suggesting plans to expand London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) played a crucial part in...

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