Tory losses deepen as Starmer says Labour is on course for general election win
Tory MP Justin Tomlinson said the Conservatives had to take the “dreadful” results as a “wake-up call”.
Tory MP Justin Tomlinson said the Conservatives had to take the “dreadful” results as a “wake-up call”.
“Make no mistake, we are on course for a Labour majority at the next general election", Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The Tory MPP urged the Home Secretary to “get on and do her job” but shied away from calling for her to resign.
The Tory MP said "it has clearly been a really tough night for the Conservative Party".
There are also concerns that postal votes haven't been registered because of a delay caused by the Bank Holidays.
Many of the seats being contested this year were last up for election in 2019, when the UK was still in the European Union.
Tory chairman has repeated claims his party could lose 1,000 councillors in May’s local elections but denied he would quit.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove urged the Labour leader to ‘fess up’ about when he first approached the partygate investigator.
Stephen Flynn, the party’s leader in Westminster, criticised Labour’s decision to drop its commitment to abolish tuition fees.
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