Beleaguered Boris Johnson facing further pressure after loss of 'ultra-safe' by-election

Lib Dem Helen Morgan delivered a fresh blow to the beleaguered UK Prime Minister when she won the election by a massive 5,925 votes

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces further pressure from angry Tory backbenchers. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA

Boris Johnson will come under vast pressure after losing what had been an ultra-safe seat in a stunning defeat to the Lib Dems during the by-election triggered by a sleaze scandal.

Tory nerves will be further rattled by the emphatic victory for the Lib Dems on Thursday when they overturned a near-23,000 majority to seize the West Midlands seat in North Shropshire.