Pro-EU Liberal Democrats win parliamentary seat from UK PM Johnson's Conservatives

Pro-EU Liberal Democrats win parliamentary seat from UK PM Johnson's Conservatives
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Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won the parliamentary seat of Brecon and Radnorshire from the governing Conservatives on Friday, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office.

The vote was triggered when Conservative lawmaker Chris Davies was ousted by a petition of constituents after being convicted of falsifying expenses. Liberal Democrat candidate Jane Dodds won with 13,826 votes. Davies ran again for the Conservatives and came second with 12,401 votes.

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