Boris Johnson accepts responsibility for North Shropshire byelection mauling
by Rowena Mason Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5T598)
PM says he hears what voters are saying, but blames media for focusing on politics and politicians
Boris Johnson has said he accepts responsibility for his party's crushing defeat in the North Shropshire byelection but also defiantly blamed the media for focusing on politics and politicians" following a string of allegations about Tory sleaze and breaches of lockdown rules.
The prime minister said he understood why people were and are frustrated" in North Shropshire, where the Lib Dems overturned a huge Conservative majority to take the seat by 6,000 votes.
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