{"id":70929,"date":"2023-07-20T07:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T06:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=70929"},"modified":"2023-07-20T07:42:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T06:42:56","slug":"whats-the-best-outcome-from-todays-by-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2023\/07\/20\/whats-the-best-outcome-from-todays-by-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the best outcome from today’s by-elections?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Guardian notes<\/a> this morning:<\/p>\n

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The Conservatives are braced for painful byelection results in a vote on Thursday that could become a damning verdict on Rishi Sunak\u2019s ability to win a broad enough coalition of voters at the next election to retain his party\u2019s majority.<\/p>\n

The party could lose all three of the constituencies that are up for grabs \u2013 which each have significantly different demographics that the Tories would need to win \u2013 with the prospect of hanging on to just one being touted by senior ministers as a victory.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Three by-elections of this sort on a day is, of course, unusual. The seats are not naturally those the opposition parties would expect to win, and there is some uncertainty as to the outcomes. So, a poll. What outcome would you prefer today?<\/p>\n

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What outcome would you prefer from today's by-elections?<\/strong><\/p>