Sunak urges British conservatives to ‘come together’ after byelection defeats

Prime minister calls for unity after heavy losses to Labour and Reform UK electoral gains

Rishi Sunak has called on British conservatives to “come together” after two heavy byelection losses to Labour.

The losses to Labour and an emboldened Reform UK party came as a twin blow to the prime minister, with the results being the latest in a series of byelection defeats for Sunak.