Tory Candidate's Unorthodox Exit After Tamworth Loss Raises Eyebrows

2023-10-20 10:06:28

Tory Candidate Makes Bizarre Exit After Losing In Tamworth

The Conservative candidate for Tamworth made an unexpected departure from the venue before his Labour opponent began her victory speech in the by-election.

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Andrew Cooper lost the seat after securing 10,403 votes, while Sarah Edwards of the Labour party won with 11,719 votes, overturning the Tory majority and dealing a significant blow to Rishi Sunak.

Moments after learning of his defeat, Cooper abruptly fled the building, spending less than five minutes there, as reported by ITV's Lewis Warner. Edwards remarked, "We have seen his true colors, it is a shame." A video clip captured the bizarre escape.

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Watch: Tory Candidate's Swift Exit After Losing in Tamworth

NEW: This is the moment Tamworth's Conservative candidate Andrew Cooper makes a swift exit as Sarah Edwards begins her winning speech.
He was in the building for less than five minutes.
Sarah Edwards tells me: "We have seen his true colours, it is a shame."@itvcentral pic.twitter.com/45Lr1kP0KR

Cooper had made headlines previously when the Daily Mirror uncovered a controversial Facebook post from 2020. The hand-drawn flow diagram asked, "Can you feed your kids?" and suggested those who answered negatively should "f*** off."

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During PMQs, the prime minister refused to condemn Cooper's post and instead addressed government actions against the cost of living crisis.

Tamworth, previously a safe Conservative seat with a majority of 19,634, became vacant after Chris Pincher's resignation due to allegations of sexual misconduct. In the same day's by-election for Mid Bedfordshire, another safe Conservative seat, Labour secured a victory, toppling the Tories' 24,664 majority.

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Former Tory Chancellor George Osbourne described these back-to-back defeats as potential "armageddon for the Tories."

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