The result suggests the ruling party is in danger of losing power in the next general election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in a bruising first election for the prime minister.
The results suggest Mr Sunak still has a long way to go to turn his party’s fortunes around after a chaotic 2022 that saw the Tories oust two prime ministers: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. People feel nothing in the country is working and are voting against the Conservatives, regardless of whether it’s the party’s fault, said a Cabinet minister, who asked not be named while discussing internal party concerns.The election suggests the post-Brexit political realignment that Mr Johnson rode to victory in 2019 is shifting again, this time against the Conservatives.
Mr Starmer’s party also won southern target areas such as Plymouth, Swindon and Medway, the first time in 20 years it’s taken that council in Kent. They are the first set of polls to take place with mandatory voter identification, which led to some voters being turned away from polling booths.
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