Conservative candidate beelines for exit as Labour wins Tamworth byelection

Conservative candidate Andrew Cooper made a swift exit from the count at Tamworth's byelection as the victorious Labour candidate began to make her speech.

Labour has overturned a near 20,000-vote Conservative majority in Tamworth, with candidate Sarah Edwards becoming the seat's first Labour MP since 2010

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[andrewjones-productions]

It is incredibly rude of Andrew Cooper to skulk off in such a way as the victorious candidate makes her speech. Considering that this has been a Tory safe seat, there is a realistic possibility that at a future election of this constituency that a Tory candidate will be voted back in at some point. Why would he want to jeopardise his future chances of getting elected? I hope that the constituents of Tamworth take note of his bad manners.

[Thunderer]

Like a cockroach when the lights go on!

[Gazzaroo]

I’ve got a flowchart for him that can tell him where to go

[MrSensible]

It's unfair to castigate Andrew Cooper for rushing off like that as he had an urgent Nuremberg rally he needed to attend.

[jswjanjan]

My Nana always said that Conservatives were the worst thing to happen to people. She was correct.😊❤🎉

[TheWanderingFire]

So much for being gracious in defeat...

[Greenpoloboy]

shows these people are more childlike than adults.

[rossatkinson]

Coward. He should have stood and allowed her to make the speech but instead like a chils he ran off to sulk

[AFuriousCrab]

Did they teach him that in the Army? 😂

[old.not.too.grumpy.]

Was he doing a practice run for Rishi come the general election?

[huwpickrell]

Ha ha ha ha what a bad looser. The nasty party are on their way out finally. Get on you bike.. bring on GE ASAP. Finally something to make you smile

[TomNook.]

Rishi's going to do the same with a first class flight to the US and his millions in investment funds

[shawnabear]

Poor little soldier..probably had his Nanny waiting with tea and cuddles and his favwit security blanket 😂😂

[hatelovebowel]

I'm worried about his wife/girlfriend. Somebody please call the police to investigate him!

[TomBartram-bc]

Oh well at least he turned up, albeit briefly. (Dennis Skinner take note)

[ploppysonofploppy]

Been three days now, c'mon. Someone defend him. I need a laugh.

[redlightmax]

Other than that, Mr. Cooper, how was Tamworth?

[satyasyasatyasya]

why do you keep re-uploading this? its been re-uploaded twice now. scared of comments or what?

[TheGrouch]

Who wrote the headline & can’t spell Labor?

[SLonxxxx]

I'm petrified of Labour getting in though. The issues that we have with illegal immigration and with Labour already promising that they would clear the backlog, which just means that they will say yes ( and a council house ) to everyone arriving. That's Labours definition of clearing the back log. Petrified I am of Labour putting everyone first courtesy of the UK tax payer, except UK people, and they'll probably send for a million Palestinians "refugees" with a Hamas mentality. Terrorism for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our country would be finished