Boris Johnson has said he takes "personal responsibility" for the by-election result in North Shropshire, after the Conservatives lost their seat in an extraordinary swing to the Liberal Democrats.

Helen Morgan claimed victory in a seat that has been Tory for nearly 200 years, with 17,957 votes, leaving the Conservative Neil Shastri-Hurst with 12,032.

Speaking to reporters this morning, the Prime Minister said: "Clearly the vote in North Shropshire is a very disappointing result and I totally understand people's frustrations. I hear what the voters are saying in North Shropshire and in all humility I have got to accept that verdict.

"Of course I take personal responsibility."

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