Liberal Democrats win Richmond Park by-election: Comeback possible

[MissZoey]

[QUOTE]Lib Dem leader Tim Farron claims his party is "back in the big time" after it fought on the issue of Brexit to oust ex-Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park by-election.
Lib Dem challenger Sarah Olney overturned Mr Goldsmith's 23,015 majority to finish 1,872 votes ahead.
Mr Goldsmith quit the Tories to stand as an independent after the government backed a third Heathrow runway.
But the Lib Dems successfully switched the focus of the campaign to Brexit.
Mr Goldsmith was among Conservatives who backed a Leave vote in the 23 June referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
Mr Farron said the outcome was a verdict on Theresa May's "UKIP-ish" take on Brexit and showed that it was possible for moderates to win.
The result was seized on by the European Parliament's lead Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt - a Liberal politician - who congratulated Ms Olney and said Europe "is watching".
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38184119[/url]

Always supported Labour, but I'm voting Liberal in 2020.

[Lazzars]

Good, Zac Goldsmith is a terrible person.

[Meester]

Wow all these Remoanians think the winning a by-election versus a terrible politician like Goldsmith is the second coming of Christ. Its not a vindication that you are right. However if you lot are so keen on re-running democratic processes then maybe you should think about re-running the by-election because it does not represent the minority?

[Cyteless]

[QUOTE=Meester;51464628]Wow all these Remoanians think the winning a by-election versus a terrible politician like Goldsmith is the second coming of Christ. Its not a vindication that you are right. However if you lot are so keen on re-running democratic processes then maybe you should think about re-running the by-election because it does not represent the minority?[/QUOTE]

You sure told us!