The Tories Face a Local Election Rout
But Labour’s victory will be built on a policy vacuum.
SWINDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 30: Labour Party Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks during the launch of Labour's Local Election campaign on March 30, 2023 in Swindon, England. Labour sets out its plans to "build a better Britain" and its campaign to win council seats in the local elections due to take place on May 5, 2023. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The Tories won’t have to wait till the next general election for their due hammering at the polls. Rishi Sunak, the unelected prime minister rejected even by his own party members, faces his first electoral test in May’s local council elections. Voters will go to the polls across swathes of the Conservatives’ most vulnerable areas — […]
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