Eastleigh was a 'complete disaster' for Conservatives
Speaking to Daybreak, Daily Mail journalist Andrew Pierce said that this morning's win at Eastleigh for the Liberal Democrats is a "complete disaster for the Conservative party."
The Lib Dems won by less than two thousand votes in the by-election, managing to hold off a UKIP surge.
The Daily Mirror's associate editor Kevin Maguire added that UKIP should be "deliriously happy" with their result, receiving more votes than the Conservative party.
He added: "It's a nightmare for David Cameron who played his Europe card, who thought that would stem the flood of Tory voters going to UKIP. It hasn't happened."
Tory backbenchers' reaction to Eastleigh is critical
The Conservative Party has a habit of turning a drama into a crisis. Especially when the background to the drama is Europe.
The wider political impact of the Eastleigh by-election
The wider political impact of parliamentary by-elections often turns out to be more important than the result – Eastleigh is no exception.