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Boris Johnson under renewed pressure after damaging local election losses

Scale of Tory backlash tempered by mixed picture for Labour, while Lib Dems and Greens perform well

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson told tide towards leadership challenge ‘unstoppable’ after loss of flagship seats in elections

‘No good saving the soup if you lose the meal’: Tories fear PM’s support in north will not compensate for crumbling of traditional strongholds

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the May elections: Labour did well, but not well enough

Editorial: The reconfiguration of British politics post-Brexit has exposed Boris Johnson’s Tory party as being out of touch

The Guardian - UK

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Grassroots anger at Johnson as Tories suffer ‘tough night’ at the polls

The PM said he would not be deflected as Labour and the Liberal Democrats make gains at the Conservatives’ expense.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer denies rules were broken as police probe ‘beergate’ allegations

The Labour leader said he was ‘confident no rules were broken’ at the event in Durham a year ago.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer may celebrate local election wins but he still needs a vision

Labour may justifiably congratulate itself on symbolic wins in these local elections: the true-blue London strongholds of Westminster and Wandsworth, and the home of so-called “Workington Man” (deemed the archetypal new working-class Tory voter) in Cumberland. Yet it must channel energy from these morale boosts into a pitch that will…

Evening Standard

From ‘red wall’ to ‘sea wall’: five things we learned from the local elections

Labour is close to a clean sweep of the capital’s boroughs, and the Lib Dems and Greens are making gains

The Guardian - UK

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Lib Dems welcome signs of resurgence on night of local election gains

Hull win – alongside other successes – suggests coalition taint is fading for voters seeking alternative to Tories and Labour

The Guardian - UK

Labour steadies the ship to avoid more North East election pain – but it isn't all plain sailing

Labour stopped the rot in Sunderland on election night and retains commanding majorities on the other four Tyne and Wear councils, but still faces some big questions

Chronicle Live

Sensible MPs avoid the airwaves after elections. Fortunately, Dumb and Dumber were available

Robert Jenrick insisted things were tickety-boo for Tories outside London, as Oliver Dowden talked up Brexit opportunities

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson would LOSE Commons majority if local results replicated at general election

Analysis of the local election results suggested the Tories would be 48 seats short of an overall majority - and nearly 90 seats down on their 2019 performance

Daily Mirror

Labour counts ‘red wall’ gains but admits there is more work to do

Party wins control of Cumberland and Rossendale councils but fails to make breakthrough on scale it hoped for

The Guardian - UK

What Sir Keir Starmer has said about the partygate police probe

The Labour leader is now under police investigation himself amid allegations he broke lockdown rules.

The Independent UK

Timeline of partygate allegations as Keir Starmer probed over beergate

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak previously apologised after being fined over a party held in June 2020 to mark the PM’s 56th birthday

Evening Standard

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Labour triumphs in London but Starmer faces ‘beergate’ investigation

I don’t know how long any news cycle lasts these days, but Keir Starmer may have hoped to bask in the reflective glory of winning Barnet, Westminster and Wandsworth councils for more than a few hours.

The Independent UK

Tories ponder Johnson’s future following local election reverses

Grassroots Tories blamed voter anger over No 10 lockdown parties for council losses.

The Independent UK

Keir’s beers: How did we get to the reopening of the police inquiry into Labour leader’s alleged Covid breach?

Labour insists food and drink were consumed in a break during a work event

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to face ‘beergate’ probe after ‘significant new information’

Durham Constabulary said the year-old allegations will be looked at again after previously saying no offence had been established.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted the Conservatives out’: readers on the local election results

Readers explain what decided their vote and give their views on the results so far

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s office beer: what we know as investigation announced

Durham police are looking into claims the Labour leader may have broken lockdown rules last year

The Guardian - UK

Here’s what we have learned: Starmer can’t dazzle like Blair, but might still rid us of Johnson

After these elections, prospects of a 1997-style landslide looks remote, but just ousting this government would be enough, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Reuters

UK police to investigate Labour leader over possible lockdown breach

British police said on Friday they would investigate opposition leader Keir Starmer over a potential breach of COVID-19 lockdown rules in 2021 after receiving significant new information, delivering an embarrassing blow to the Labour Party.

Chronicle Live

Durham Police to investigate Sir Keir Starmer over 'beergate' allegations he 'broke lockdown rules'

The force have been under considerable political pressure to open an investigation.

Reuters

UK police investigating Labour leader Starmer over lockdown rule-breach

British police said on Friday they were investigating a potential breach of COVID-19 rules in a 2021 gathering attended by Labour leader Keir Starmer, in light of "significant new information" they had received.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer to be investigated by police over 'beergate' claims

POLICE are launching an investigation into claims Keir Starmer and senior Labour figures broke lockdown rules last year.

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