Johnson sighed in relief. The polls said otherwise
May 13, 2022
3 minutes
By Toby Helm, Michael Savage and Tom Wall
Last Friday morning, as broadcasters, pollsters and political analysts tried to make sense of a mixed bag of early local election results, no one was clear who had performed the best.
Boris Johnson was said to be in a buoyant mood when he sat down at his desk at 8.15am, believing the heat was off. While he could see his party had taken a beating, it seemed a Tory meltdown had been avoided
Keir Starmer was also cheery, outwardly at least, hailing his
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