Labour Party
The shadow health secretary said he was "ashamed" that the party had to pull support for its own candidate.
The prime minister was having a good week until all of a sudden he wasn't.
"It's not as bad as I'd expected," the backbencher said over the two catastrophic defeats for the Conservatives.
The results will pile even more pressure on Rishi Sunak.
The result in Wellingborough is a boost for Keir Starmer after one of his worst weeks as Labour leader.
Damien Egan overturned a Conservative majority of 11,220.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham describes Azhar Ali as "a powerful champion for Rochdale" on the free mailshots.
Keir Starmer has come under fire over his response to comments by the party's Rochdale by-election candidate.
Shadow defence secretary John Healy insisted Keir Starmer has acted swiftly by dumping the party's Rochdale by-election candidate.
Remarks by Graham Jones emerged as Keir Starmer claims he took "decisive" action against Azhar Ali.