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Blow for British PM Johnson after by-election defeat
British PM lost his first major test as prime minister on Friday when his candidate lost to a pro-EU rival in a by-election.
By AFP
August 02, 2019
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LONDON: Britain´s Boris Johnson lost his first major test as prime minister on Friday when his candidate lost to a pro-EU rival in a by-election that could narrow his parliamentary majority to one.
Official results showed the European-supporting Liberal Democrats´ candidate Jane Dodd defeating Chris Davies from Johnson´s ruling Conservative party by 13,826 to 12,401 votes.
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