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The former prime minister and Nigel Adams, a close ally, resigned last week in the space of 24 hours (Picture: AP/Getty

Two by-elections will take place next Tuesday after Boris Johnson and fellow Tory Nigel Adams explosively stepped down.

Voters will take to the polls in Johnon’s former constituency, Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London and Adams’ Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire on July 20.

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