UK Conservatives suffer double election defeat to Labour

In power since 2010, the Conservatives are widely expected to lose the general election that Sunak, 43, has said he would call in the second half of the year.

Conservative Party Candidate Helen Harrison reacts while ballots are verified as the count gets underway at the counting centre at Kettering Leisure Village, in Kettering, central England, on February 16, 2024, during the UK Parliamentary by-election for the Wellingborough constituency. (AFP)