Re your final comment, I always think it dangerous to read too much into how the public vote, though the pundits inevitably will.
How people vote (if they bother) may be affected by a wide range of things, including, say, their view of Govt handling of BREXIT, of TM and/or JC, of stuff unrelated to BREXIT (e.g. NHS, homelessness, anti-Semetism, global warming, Diane Abbott/JacobRM/Boris or Universal Benefits), of the events giving rise to the by-election, or any number of things.
Especially in a by election, where the usual turnout looks to me to average 40% or less.
www.ukpolitical.info/by-election-turnout.htm
The results could usually be interpreted differently to suit most agendas. And of course people will also be able to read things into a high or low turnout too!!
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