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Is a Labour victory now inevitable?

“Whichever way the results are spun, last week’s local elections were ugly for the Conservatives,” says The Sunday Times. They lost more than half the council seats they were defending and were left with just over 500. Labour gained almost 200, ending up with more than 1,100. Labour also won ten out of 11 mayoral seats, with London mayor Sadiq Khan elected for

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