Rishi Sunak has declined to apologise after nearly 1,000 Conservative councillors lost their seat in the local elections last week.
The Prime Minister was under pressure after the defeat neared the worst-case prediction for the party, in what was deemed a stark warning of things to come at the next general election.
Mr Sunak's party shed 48 local authorities and 962 councillors, but he remained defiant despite heavy losses. He conceded the results were 'disappointing', but said he was 'not detecting any massive groundswell of movement towards the Labour Party or excitement for its agenda'.
