Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections
Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that “someone must take responsibility”. In Tiverton and Honiton the Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 Tory majority to win, while Labour reclaimed Wakefield.
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Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections
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