Uxbridge and South Ruislip would be huge win for Labour or Conservatives – but canvassing lays bare difficulties facing both
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Boris Johnson’s vacated Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat is one of three up for grabs next week, but the contest for the west London constituency is leading to frayed nerves among both the Conservatives and Labour.
Of the three byelections for Tory-held seats on 20 July, Labour’s best chance of winning appears to be in the “metroland” constituency, which was sprinkled with Johnson’s political stardust for more than eight years, before his rapid fall from grace.
