Labour has seized control of two Tory councils in London the first time in decades as Boris Johnson was hit by a string of local election losses.
Wandsworth, which was known as Margaret Thatcher's favourite council, turned red in the early hours of this morning, followed by Westminster - another totemic Tory council.
Labour also clinched victory in Barnet in north London, in a boost for Keir Starmer. The party had fared badly in the area, which has a large Jewish population, due to the anti-Semitism row that dogged Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
