POLLING expert John Curtice has insisted Labour’s results in council elections across England are not “really dramatic” despite the party…
With results still coming in, Labour have regained control of key council targets in the likes of Hartlepool and Redditch – areas where they are aiming to win at the General Election later this year.
Giving his verdict on the results, Professor John Curtice said Labour had had a decent night but were not reaching their heights they did under Tony Blair before his landslide 1997 victory. Labour’s national campaign co-ordinator Pat McFadden acknowledged the crisis in Gaza had been “a factor in some places”, saying that with “so many innocent people being killed I’m not surprised people have strong feelings about that”.
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