Double by-election blow for Johnson

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( June 24, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Tories handed ‘wake-up call’ with double defeat in Tiverton and Wakefield by-elections]( Boris Johnson’s Conservatives suffered a humiliating and historic double defeat as voters turned against them in both the Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield by-elections. The Liberal Democrats swept to victory in Devon, as Richard Foord overcame a Tory majority of 24,239 votes – the largest ever overturned at a by-election. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said it was the “biggest by-election victory our country has ever seen”, adding that the result should be a “wake-up call” to Tory MPs about Mr Johnson’s leadership.   2 / [Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden resigns after double by-election loss]( ‘We cannot carry on with business as usual’, senior MP says in pointed letter to Boris Johnson 3 / [Simon Case admits he had ‘informal’ talks with charity about roles for Carrie Johnson]( Cabinet secretary insists he did not endorse PM’s wife for any paid work 4 / [‘Four dead’ as Russian military plane headed to Ukraine border crashes]( Five people have been hospitalised with injuries according to reports 5 / [Holidaymakers face ‘mass disruption’ this summer as British Airways workers vote to strike]( No 10 to consider ‘contingency measures’ for airline to beat Heathrow walkout     The Big Question How dangerous is polio and how close is it to being eradicated globally? The discovery of traces of poliovirus during routine testing of the wastewater at a north London sewage works has sparked an “urgent” investigation and provided an unwelcome reminder of a nasty disease that many might have assumed had been eradicated. No cases of polio have yet been reported or confirmed in the UK but, if they were to be, they would be the first diagnosed in Britain for almost 40 years. Here is everything you need to know about the virus and the global efforts to eradicate it since 1988. [For the full story click here >](   Watch/ [British Airways workers at Heathrow vote to strike over pay dispute](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 28,000 – Now figures reveal that [more than 28,000 asylum seekers]( are forced to live in rooms designed for short stays – with hundreds stuck there for more than a year.   QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not too late to save the summer holidays – other BA workers have had their pay cuts reversed, do the same for ground and check in staff and this industrial action can be nipped in the bud.” – Nadine Houghton, GMB national officer, on British Airways staff [voting to walk out next month]( in a pay strike.       Other stories you might like   Matt Gaetz among politicians who asked for pardon from Trump after 6 Jan, hearing told](   [Vienna named world’s most liveable city](   [Turtles have discovered how to switch off ageing process, scientists find](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers Thom Brooks, The Independent: [Why does Priti Patel persist with her unpopular Rwanda plan?](   Other newsletters you might like [US morning headlines] US Morning Headlines Weekdays, 12pm (UK time) Written by Andrew Naughtie [Sign up]( [Climate warrior] Climate Warrior Every Wednesday, 8am (UK time) Written by climate activists [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.