More or less every time you turned on the radio or opened a newspaper in recent days government minister was there, warning gloomily of a “tough night” for the Conservatives in the local elections. They were not wrong. But just how tough is the big question to come for Rishi Sunak.
Divining UK-wide political lessons from early results in low-turnout elections from an arbitrary selection of areas across only England is, of course, hugely difficult, which is where the work of the party media spinners comes in.
