Labour take ‘decisive’ victory in Chester by-election

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( December 02, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Labour take ‘decisive’ victory in Chester by-election as Sunak fails first electoral test]( Labour have “decisively” won the Chester by-election, Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test as prime minister. Samantha Dixon retained the seat for Labour with an increased majority of 10,974 votes, the results in the small hours of Friday morning showed. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Christian Matheson in October after he was accused of sexual misconduct. Ms Dixon defeated Conservative candidate and NHS nurse Liz Wardlaw. She described the result as “really, really encouraging” for the party and referred to City of Chester as a “bellwether constituency”.   2 / [Just four Afghan refugees resettled in the UK since the fall of Kabul]( The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement scheme (ACRS) aimed to resettle 5,000 Afghans in the first year and up to 20,000 over five years 3 / [Buckingham Palace will ‘work with’ Black charity boss amid race row]( Exclusive: Palace hopes it can ‘work with Ngozi and express apologies in person’, The Independent understands 4 / [‘We’ve got to stop dissing the Nazis,’ Kanye West says as he admits: ‘I like Hitler’]( Disgraced rapper criticised Jewish people as he insisted ‘We’ve got to stop dissing the Nazis all the time’ 5 / [Germany crash out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica]( Spain’s shock defeat by Japan meant the Germans were eliminated in the first round in Qatar, finishing third in Group E     The Big Question Who has been eliminated from World Cup 2022 and who has qualified for the knockout stage? The 2022 World Cup is in full swing as 32 nations began on 20 November aiming to lift the Jules Rimet trophy in Doha on 18 December. Despite the many off-field issues around the tournament in Qatar, the group stage has thrown up plenty of thrills and spills, with[Argentina losing to Saudi Arabia]( going down as one of the greatest shocks of any World Cup in history. [Japan also stunned Germany](, while Spain and England racked up goals in statement opening wins. The top two teams from each group go through to the round of 16, with group winners taking on the runners-up from a different group, while the third- and fourth-placed nations in each group are eliminated from the competition. We have listed the teams who have qualified for the last 16 so far. [For the full story click here >](   Enjoying this newsletter? Unlock unlimited, ad-free reading on the website and in The Independent app when you subscribe – plus, benefit from our [welcome offer when you join today](. Watch/ [Danish reporter ‘detained by Qatari police’ after ‘filming Iranian fans under attack’](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 4 Just four [Afghan]( refugees have been brought to safety in the UK since the fall of Kabul, [Home Office]( figures show. Announced last August, the [Afghan]( citizens’ resettlement scheme (ACRS) aimed to resettle 5,000 Afghans in the first year, and up to 20,000 over five years.[Read more here](   QUOTE OF THE DAY “Well, I see good things about Hitler also.” – Disgraced rapper [Kanye West admitted “I like Hitler”]( as he and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes were interviewed by right-wing conspiracy theorist [Alex Jones]( on Infowars. [Read more here](       Other stories you might like   [Nurse ‘tried to kill baby hours after making celebration banner’](   [Biden ready to speak with Putin ‘if he wants to end war’](   [Two boys aged 15 and 16 charged with southeast London murders](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers John Rentoul, The Independent -[Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are still a long way from being ready for government](   Other newsletters you might like [The Race Report] The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White [Sign up]( [Inside Politics] Inside Politics Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Matt Mathers [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, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.