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Local elections wipeout appears to be harbinger of doom for Rishi Sunak

With an estimated 25% vote share, Tory performance matches 1995 nadir reached under John Major

The Guardian - UK

Tories find reasons to be cheerful despite election bloodbath

On track to lose 500 council seats, Conservatives point to Labour’s failure to win control of Harlow council – by one seat

The Guardian - UK

Triumphant Starmer already seems like the prime minister. Now his troubles really begin

Voters want rid of the Tories, but will quickly demand solutions to Britain’s ills, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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There are good reasons not to take local results as general election predictions

Current political map cannot be compared with the past, but there are warnings for Conservatives to heed nonetheless

The Guardian - UK

Tories take refuge in fantasy as local election drubbing becomes clear

From party chair Richard Holden to Andrea Leadsom and Rish! himself, their denial verged on the delusional

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Tories stay calm as they hurtle towards electoral wipeout

I hate to be rude to the voters but this is shaping up to be quite a dull set of election results, in the sense that a lot of priors are being confirmed. A few reflections below:

Evening Standard

Ben Houchen’s Tees Valley mayoralty win offers Rishi Sunak a lifeline

Defeat could have spurred Conservative rebels to move against prime minister

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Friday briefing: Labour wins Blackpool South and Tories suffer heavy local election losses

In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland breaks down the winners and losers from the UK’s day at the polls

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Polls close in local elections with Tories expecting heavy losses

Conservatives predicted to lose 500 council seats in England – about half the number they are defending

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England Goes To The Polls In Key Local Elections

Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up the pressure on embattled Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

International Business Times

England local and mayoral elections: results to look out for and when

Results across 107 councils and in 10 mayoral votes will start coming in from the early hours of Friday

The Guardian - UK

Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losses

Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi Sunak’s future

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Andy Street and Ben Houchen turn to Boris Johnson in mayoral election run-in

Incumbents promote messages of support from ex-PM despite largely avoiding linking themselves with wider Tory party

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From potholes to planning: key issues in England’s 2 May local elections

While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influence

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‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red?

Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire

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From Tyneside to London: five key battlegrounds in England’s 2 May local elections

The main parties’ strengths and vulnerabilities will be starkly on show in the capital, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the north-east and Dorset

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‘Like the Somme without the generals’: Tory nerves grow as local elections loom

Contest being treated as a general election bellwether and some MPs fear ‘complete annihilation’ will spark further Conservative rebellion

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‘We have to get the basics right’: Labour’s Chris McEwan in Tees Valley

Party hopes to take mayoralty from Tories but incumbent Ben Houchen is still popular with voters, defying national mood

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England local elections: what’s up for grabs on 2 May and how do predictions look?

Polls are the last chance for voters to have their say before the general election

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Labour looks to local polls as dress rehearsal for general election

Mayoral races may be important indicator of Starmer’s political momentum as party seeks to turn 20-point national lead into results

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Teesworks review criticises freeport project’s secrecy and value for money

Government-backed scheme overseen by Tory mayor cleared of cronyism and corruption, but transparency found wanting

The Guardian - UK

Gove refuses to set deadline for investigation into Tees freeport ‘corruption’

Minister comes under renewed pressure from MPs over delayed report into Teesworks project as local elections loom

The National (Scotland)

Conservative mayor asks UK Government to take back control of council

THE UK’s first devolved mayor has asked the Government to take over running the local council.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary sorry for derogatory s*** MP jibe but denies slur aimed at Stockton

James Cleverly had been accused of attacking Alex Cunningham’s Stockton North seat, but allies said he was abusing the MP, not the place

The Guardian - UK

Stockton MP rejects Cleverly’s claim that insult referred to him, not his town

Home secretary under pressure over abusive comments in Commons, with Tory mayor among those condemning them

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