British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has decisively won a "bellwether" by-election in the English town of Hartlepool, a former Labour Party stronghold seat, for the first time in 47 years. CNN's Bianca Nobilo explains why this matters.
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CNN reporter on UK by-election result in Hartlepool: 'Shattering defeat for Labour'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has decisively won a "bellwether" by-election in the English town of Hartlepool, a former Labour Party stronghold seat, for the first time in 47 years. CNN's Bianca Nobilo explains why this matters.
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