Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says party is threat to Conservatives after Sarah Green wins with 21,517 votes, leaving Tory Peter Fleet trailing with 13,489
Here’s Ed Davey this morning on BBC Breakfast:
The people of Chesham and Amersham have sent a shockwave through British politics.
The Tory Blue Wall is beginning to crumble. @EdwardJDavey on @BBCBreakfast ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/LRckWlXMUZ
Now for the latest on coronavirus. PA reports that new figures from Public Health England show that a total of 806 people in England have been admitted to hospital with the Delta variant of Covid-19 as of June 14 – an increase of 423 on the previous week. Of the 806, 65% were unvaccinated.
In the same period, there were 73 deaths in England of people who were confirmed to have the Delta variant.