Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 major defeats but avoid elimination in three UK special elections
LONDON (AP) — Britain's ruling Conservative Party suffered two resounding defeats Friday in a trio of special elections, but avoided a blowout after retaining former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's seat in suburban London.Although the main opposition Labor Party and smaller centrist Liberal Democrats defeated massive Conservative majorities to win one seat each, the Conservatives found some crumbs of solace in their narrow success in Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London.Still, Thursday's election results, if replicated in a likely general election next year, would certainly see Labor emerge as the largest single party, possibly with a sizable overall majority. Despite…
