Of the city for the first time, to face strong resistance from so called Islamic State. And on newsnight, theresa may an unelected leader with a major constitutional negotiation to deliver, and a small majority in house, wins the day and sails forth. In the light of labours meltdown in copeland, is the party lead byJeremy Corbyn far from an effective opposition . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has said winning the copeland by election was an astounding victory for the conservatives. Its the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years. Labour had held copeland since 1935, but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than 2,500. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn described the defeat as Very Disappointing but he said he wouldnt be standing down. In a second by election in stoke on trent central, labour did see off a challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall, but with a reduced majority. Our deputy political editor, john p