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Boris Johnson suffered a major local elections blow in London as Labour took hold of Tory strongholds of Westminster and Wandsworth - and the Conservatives lost dozens of councillors.

It is simply the case that Scots can no longer afford to have Boris Johnson in charge of the country for a moment longer.

The Conservative Party has lost almost 400 councillors across Britain

Thursday’s voting is ostenciably about potholes and bin services but could these key council areas indicate the direction of a future general election – and the fate of Boris Johnson?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered setbacks elsewhere in local elections, with voters punishing his government over a series of scandals.

Votes are being counted following Thursday’s local elections, with Boris Johnson’s party expecting a tough night.

Votes are being counted in some parts of England, with some key London boroughs looking grim for the Conservatives.

John Claughton left Oxford in 1979 with a double first in Classics and four cricket Blues. He was just what the City was looking for, and – after a brief dalliance as an “inadequate” professional cricketer at Warwickshire – walked straight into a job at Rothschild’s. Only problem was, he…

Piers Morgan's former TV wife Susanna Reid got the chance to interview Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Good Morning Britain earlier this week and she did not hold back

Labour also managing expectations as counts begin across country and the city region

Voters took part in council elections in England, Scotland and Wales while in Northern Ireland the new assembly will be elected.