Zac Goldsmith beaten by Lib Dems in Richmond Park 'Brexit by-election' shock theweek.co.uk

The Liberal Democrats have secured a clear victory in the Richmond Park by-election – dubbed the Brexit by-election – in a major upset over incumbent Zac Goldsmith. Sarah Olney secured 20,510 votes to the former Tory MP's 18,638 in a vote described by The Guardian as a de facto plebiscite on the government's referendum plan.