British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservatives lost two strategically important parliamentary seats on Friday but unexpectedly retained Boris Johnson's old constituency in a setback for the opposition Labour Party.
  • hitmyspot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    Lost two out of three and the headline is a positive? I know politics is about setting expectations to frame a loss as a win, but that’s a bit rich!

    • HumanPenguinEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Lost two out of three

      And the one he won. Was a very close win. In an ex PM seat. Normally these are very safe seats.