Despite the electoral setback, the Conservative Party is clear that Sunak will lead the party in the next general elections.
He United Kingdom Labor Party has achieved a “historic” victory in various constituencies of the country during the celebration of the municipal elections against the Prime Minister’s Conservative Party, Rishi Sunakwhich has suffered numerous defeats in this type of election in the last ten months.
Among the great triumphs of the Labor Party, the Blackpool Southwhere the politician Chris Webb has won with more than 10,800 votes against the ‘tories’which have garnered 3,200 votes, as reported by the British television network BBC.
Labor has also managed to take control of Redditch Town Council, which joins others previously won such as Hartlepool, Thurrock and Rushmoor. The Conservatives have managed to retain Harlow and Fareham councils.
“The shift towards Labor in Blackpool South is truly historic and shows that we are firmly back in the service of working people,” said British opposition leader Labour. Keir Starmer.
In that sense, he highlighted that this is the most important result of the day because voters have sent a message of change “directly to Rishi Sunak’s conservatives.”
This defeat in Blackpool South is part of a series of poor results for the Tories, which They have lost six seats in the last ten monthsthus adding even more pressure to Sunak.
The president of the ‘tories’ trusts in the continuity of Sunak, despite the electoral setback
The president of the Conservative Party, Richard Holdensaid this Friday that “there is no doubt” that Sunak will lead that formation in the next general electionscheduled for this year, although he predicted “a few hard days” given the first results of the municipal elections.
The initial results declared from those elections held yesterday in England and Wales are representing a strong setback for the conservatives, who until now They have lost 122 councilorsmore than half of what they had, and three town halls.
Yesterday citizens elected their representatives in 107 of a total of 318 councils in England, the most populated region of the United Kingdom.
“The Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak) is going to continue and lead the Conservative Party in the general elections, there is no doubt about that,” said the Tory president in statements to Times Radio.
The Tories barely avoided falling to third place in that constituency, being only 117 votes above the candidate of the nationalist Reform UK party. Mark Butcher.
Election expert John Curtice has predicted that the Tories are on track to lose 500 councilors in “one of the worst, if not the worst” results achieved by the party in 40 years.
Source: Eitb
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