Byelections live: Tory seats under threat as voting begins to replace Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher

Formerly safe Tory seats in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth could fall to opponents in test of Sunak’s electoral fortunes

My colleague Peter Walker has this report on the byelections today. The Conservatives are defending large majorities but given Rishi Sunak’s dismal poll ratings, the other parties have a chance to take the seats.

Voting has opened in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth in byelections seen as crucial in gauging the electoral fate of Rishi Sunak, but difficult to predict.