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UK elections: Labour takes London district from Conservatives

Loss of Wandsworth for first time in 44 years adds to pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2022

Local Election 2022: Conservatives lose 'Thatcher's favourite council' for first time since 1978

The London council of Wandsworth had been held by the Tories for over four decades

Wales Online · May 6, 2022

Tories lose Wandsworth as Johnson faces backlash from own councillors

The loss of the totemic London authority is a blow to Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Tories braced for loss of key councils in blow to Johnson

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

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

‘The man is a clown’: Voters give their verdict on polling day in key London boroughs

Rory Sullivan talks to voters in Wandsworth while Maryam Zakir-Hussein takes the polling day temperature in Barnet

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Conservatives brace for losses as votes counted in local elections

Labour and Lib Dem sources say turnout appears to be low in possible sign of Tory voters staying away

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Polls close in crunch elections around UK

Votes have been cast for councils in Scotland, Wales and large parts of England, while Northern Ireland is electing its assembly.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

North East council accused of 'purdah' breach - what does it mean and how serious is it?

Political row blew up over a tweet by Hartlepool Borough Council, since deleted, on the eve of the local elections

Chronicle Live · May 5, 2022

Friday essay: writing poems across oceans, cultures and emails – John Kinsella on creative collaboration

My maternal grandfather was an artist who was a sign-writer. On commission, and under the eye of the public, he painted the giant Queen Elizabeth for the 1954 ‘Royal Visit’ and the giant Captain Cook (with map of ‘New Holland’) for the 200th ‘celebrations’. These lines, read on their own,…

The Conversation · May 5, 2022

Man who stabbed two men in west London on day of England Euros defeat jailed

Police said it was ‘pure luck that their injuries were not far more serious’

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022