Good results. The Liberal result will probably attract more attention but the Labour victory is much more impressive. The Tories were tarnished by Johnson, naturally, but also by the previous MP being a sad little twat who got caught watching porn at work. If the Liberals can't win a by-election in a seat like this in the South-West of England mid-way through a Tory government there really is no point to them at all.

The Labour result is very heartening. Labour were much more damaged and tarnished by the previous MP being a pervert and sexual predator. By comparison, the previous Tory MP for Tiverton's actins were pathetic but not much more. If Labour can overcome the stigma that could have attached to them in a seat where people deserted Labour in droves under Jeremy Corbyn, the maybe Starmer's leadership and strategy is on the money after all.