The Conservatives managed to win just one of the metro mayor elections across the country, with the narrow defeat of Andy Street a real body blow for Rishi Sunak.
Labour's shock victory in the West Midlands mayoral election was a further dagger to Tory hearts after a dire few days of local election results. Sir Keir Starmer called it a 'phenomenal result' which was 'beyond our expectations' as Labour's Richard Parker ousted Tory incumbent Andy Street, who had held the role for seven years.
Losing Andy Street, who is widely respected in the Tory Party and had an impressive track record of bringing investment into the West Midlands, is a body blow to the prime minister. Despite the drubbing, Sunak urged his party to stick with his leadership and his plan for government.
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