LABOUR seized three Tory crown jewel town halls in London today in a blow to Boris Johnson.
The Conservatives lost Wandsworth, Westminster and Barnet as growing numbers of Londoners turned their back on the party. However, outside the capital, early results showed Labour not making the gains which could give Sir Keir Starmer confidence that he has the door to No10 firmly within his sights.
His party also lost Hull to the Liberal Democrats who by early this morning were making more gains across the country than Labour.
As more counts were under way across England, political leaders also had their eyes firmly on Northern Ireland where Sinn Fein could gain the most members at Stormont and the First Minister post. Such a result could spark political turmoil, fresh calls for a border poll and raise fears over the break-up of the United Kingdom in the wake of Brexit.
But the immediate drama of the night came in the capital with Labour's triple win of Tory flagship councils in elections held amid the growing costof-living crisis and the partygate scandal. Wandsworth, an ultra-low council tax authority held by the Conservatives for more than 40 years, Westminster, Tory since its creation in 1964, and Margaret Thatcher's former town hall of Barnet, all fell within hours. Responding to the results, Mr Johnson said: “The clearest signal of all from this election is that voters across the UK are sick of politicians bickering and sniping in a Westminster bubble when they face very real challenges with the cost of living. So this Government will work harder than ever to grow the economy, ease the burden and ensure there are jobs and opportunities across the whole of the country.” Speaking shortly after 8am in Barnet, which Labour failed to gain in 2018 amid the Jeremy Corbyn anti-Semitism row, party leader Sir Keir Starmer said: “We have turned a massive corner in the Labour Party here.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 06, 2022 من Evening Standard.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 06, 2022 من Evening Standard.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Only £65k a month to live like Boy George
The Karma Chameleon singer listed his house for £17m in 2022, turning down offers. Now, he's looking for a tenant
Welcome to London, unicorn capital of Europe
We're flying far ahead of anywhere outside US for tech investment
Arteta's Arsenal evolution The next phase
Malik Ouzia and Simon Collings assess how the Spaniard will try to bring down Man City after he signs up for another three years with the title in his sights
Title fight catches fire after Gunners embrace dark side
Arsenal-City clashes take on a welcome edge of animosity
Whack the hippy gong-boho's back
It happened in Paris one grey February day. Sienna Miller was in an oversized, black leather jacket, lace-trimmed silk slip and clumpy great wedges.
There's a Starlink waiting in the sky... 7,000 in fact.Can Elon Musk stop them crashing to Earth?
As he was preparing his fields for seeding this year, Barry Sawchuk came across a giant slab of space debris. It had come from a spacecraft belonging to Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX.
'Politicians are only into power-mongering, corruption and cronyism'
We speak to alt revolutionary DEEPAK CHOPRA about biomarkers, his digital twin and his work to save humanity from disease
I've been waiting for a production of Godotthis brilliant all my life
Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati bring a potent, tragicomic chemistry to James Macdonald’s rich revival of Samuel Beckett’s challenging play.
Trust me, the Ritz is London's bestrestaurant
To whom we turn in moments of gloom and glory can be instructive, a filter of our truest friends. I've fallen out with the Ritz a couple of times, including once after a visit to the bar which didn’t warrant a review (“But you said it was lovely!” they said.
'Healing is a dirty word'
After four traumatic years, FKA twigs is back with a new album -and a thrilling metamorphosis