Keir Starmer has said Labour are on their way to winning a majority at the next General Election after "fantastic" council results in England. The UK Labour leader told supporters they are progressing towards a Westminster majority as the results saw his party win key areas from the Tories.
Labour took Medway in Kent off the Tories and will run the council for the first time since 1998. The party also had victories in Plymouth, Stoke and Middlesbrough. They are also encouraged by the Tories suffering losses across England.
The next General Election must take place by the end of January 2025, with it likely to go ahead at some point next year. Starmer told cheering activists in Kent: “You didn’t just get it over the line, you blew the doors off.”
