it s friday, december the 17th. our top story. in the early hours of this morning, the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election in 2019 with a majority of nearly 23,000. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in shrewsbury. what a night. people waking up to this news. some really personal words by helen borger, particularly when it came to borisjohnson. it is when it came to boris johnson. it is a hue when it came to boris johnson. it is a huge upset- when it came to boris johnson. it is a huge upset- no when it came to borisjohnson. it 3 a huge upset. no doubt. the political ground in north shropshire has shifted considerably over night. and the shock waves will be felt far beyond here. when the polls closed
it s friday december the 17th. our top story. the liberal democrats have pulled off a stunning victory in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election in 2019 with a majority of nearly 23,000. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in shrewsbury. good morning. putting this in perspective, helen morgan s liberal democrat win, put that in some kind of order. ,., ., democrat win, put that in some kind of order. ., ., , of order. good morning, last night when polling of order. good morning, last night when polling stations of order. good morning, last night when polling stations closed - of order. good morning, last night when polling stations closed it - when polling stations closed it appeared the race was close. it tightened over several weeks of the campaign in north shropshire but in the ear
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