Media captionLib Dem Sarah Olney beat Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park by-election. 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-Tory 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.
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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.
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