of presiding over a nightly soap opera of calamity and chaos . the liberal democrats won with a majority of almost 6,000. the conservatives had an impressive majority of nearly 23,000 in 2019. turnout was nearly 47%, which is considered high for a by election. the area has had a conservative mp for 200 years. let s hear some of helen morgan s victory speech from the early hours of this morning. tonight are the people of north shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british people. they ve said loudiy the british people. they ve said loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is over. your government, lies the party is over. your government, ties and the party is over. your government, lies and bluster, will be held accountable. it will be scrutinised, it will accountable. it will be scrutinised, it will he accountable. it will be scrutin
up to 200 mph winds, and then, the aftermath, no. i just want to go home. power has been restored to laura and david s home, but they must wait until it s warm enough to return to. one week on and thousands are still feeling the impact of storm arwen. tim muffett, bbc news. in the last few hours, the conservatives have held on to their commons seat of old bexley and sidcup, in a by election called following the death of mp james brokenshire. the party s majority has been slashed to around 4,500, compared to 19,000 in 2019. turnout was low and there was a ten percent swing to labour. we have been speaking to oliver dowdeh dowden. this was a good solid dowden. this was a good solid result with oz polling this was a good solid result with oz polling half of the votes cast. i m also saying to you that i ve taken a very clear