Local elections are the political equivalent of Year 6 SATs. They don’t necessarily determine the final outcome – that is to say, the overall result at a General Election – but they offer a good indication of how things are going and can be extremely helpful in determining what areas require extra attention.
Ruling parties hate them because they inevitably expose areas of failure. In the case of Labour, it’s clear someone just hasn’t been paying attention in class, and no number of excuses or promises can save Keir Starmer now.
For the Tories, Kemi Badenoch is obviously head girl material, but
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