![]() ![]() ![]() “But there is understandably a lot of scepticism about politics out there and now we need to go from reassurance to hope. People who turned away from us during the Corbyn years and the Brexit years are coming back. While also warning against complacency, he will add: “The fact that Labour won in all parts of the country was a sign of the strides we have made. In comments briefed in advance, the Labour leader will tell the shadow cabinet the party’s 500-plus extra councillors and 22 new councils “showed that the country was desperate for change”. Although this is unlikely to be voted on, let alone won, it will add to the wider sense of an open season against the government. The Liberal Democrats have pledged to table an immediate no-confidence motion against Sunak when the Commons resumes. With the Conservatives having lost about 1,000 council seats across England and Labour the biggest party in local government for the first time in two decades, Sunak is already facing calls from some MPs for a change in direction, following similar complaints from ousted councillors. His assessment comes as Rishi Sunak faces what is likely to be a bruising return to the political fray after Thursday’s local elections and the mini-respite of the coronation weekend. ![]()
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