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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

What the papers say – May 7

The Tories are reportedly turning on Boris Johnson over his party’s local election results.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer denies ‘beer and curry’ gathering broke Covid law as police launch probe

Police to investigate after receiving 'significant new information' and despite earlier saying they did not believe an offence had been committed

Wales Online

‘Tories punished’: how the papers covered the Tories’ election reverses

While several front pages highlight pressure on Boris Johnson after 400 council seat losses, others focus on the so-called ‘beergate’ Keir Starmer

The Guardian - AU

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Keir Starmer denies Covid law breach as police probe ‘curry and beer’ gathering

A legal expert said the event appeared justified under the UK Government guidelines in place at the time.

The Independent UK

Johnson accused of putting off voters as Tories down hundreds of council seats

Labour celebrated gains but their joy was overshadowed by the announcement of a police probe into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules.

The Independent UK

Local elections: Five biggest moments as Tories lose historic councils and hundreds of seats

Labour makes significant gains in London, with Keir Starmer calling the results a ‘turning point’

The Independent UK

Grassroots anger at Boris 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

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'Starmer knows more needs to be done to win back voters in former Labour heartlands'

The progress made under Keir Starmer was demonstrated by the gains made in places as diverse as Worthing, Southampton and Cumberland. The only leader guilty of complacency is Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror

Tears, tea and a seat won by drawing lots: How Tories took key red wall council

Historically a red wall redoubt, Newcastle-under-Lyme council has been Tory-led in recent years. Colin Drury speaks to those hoping the party’s latest success bodes well for the next general election

The Independent UK

The Mark Drakeford interview: General election needed as soon as possible

Wales' First Minister said it had been 'a very good day for Labour right across Wales' and that people should wait for Durham Police to conclude its investigation into Sir Keir Starmer

Wales Online

Fresh calls for PM to quit as Tories lose hundreds of seats in local elections

Boris Johnson saw his party surrender control of Westminster, Barnet and Wandsworth councils in London. Tories also lost West Oxfordshire. Keir Starmer said the vote was a 'turning point' for Labour

Daily Mirror

How media took nine months to leap on Starmer beer footage

Analysis: Few outlets considered April 2021 event a story at the time. But then Partygate happened

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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…

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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