Labour cleans up in mayoral elections with 10 wins in 12 contests
Labour has won 10 seats, the Tories two, while one result is due to be announced later on Sunday.
Labour has won 10 seats, the Tories two, while one result is due to be announced later on Sunday.
The Labour leader stripped his deputy Angela Rayner of her chairman position in a move criticised by left-wing MPs.
The result has been described as another staggering and historic election outcome in the North-East.
Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the decision to remove Ms Rayner was a “cowardly avoidance of responsibility”.
Is this the start of a civil war between Starmer and the remaining Corbynite MPs?
It's real shame Keir Starmer "didn't listen" to what Mark Drakeford had to say a year ago when he urged the next Labour leader not to abandon Corbyn policies, one person said.
Labour has equalled its best ever Senedd election result by winning 30 seats.
He said the party should highlight the "problems of being outside of the European Union which this government are failing on economically and politically."
The wins could indicate which direction Labour needs to turn in order to win back support.
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