Boris Johnson visits Hartlepool after the Conservative party candidate, Jill Mortimer, won the byelection. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
Boris Johnson visits Hartlepool after the Conservative party candidate, Jill Mortimer, won the byelection. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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The Conservatives are on a high but are at risk of presiding over the breakup of Britain; Labour has yet to develop an effective political strategy to challenge Boris Johnson, while the Liberal Democrats are still stuck in the doldrums.
These were the key messages that emerged from Thursdayâs bumper crop of local and devolved elections, whose results have now all been declared.
Mark Landler and Stephen Castle, The New York Times
Published: 08 May 2021 01:59 PM BdST
Updated: 08 May 2021 01:59 PM BdST The England-Scotland border on May 2, 2021. A new vote for secession from the United Kingdom may be looming, as Scots continue to disagree with the Brexit decision and advocate for a more liberal direction. Andrew Testa/The New York Times
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In England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party scored decisive victories in regional elections Thursday, leaving the opposition Labour Party gasping for breath. But the same populist forces that propelled the Conservatives there cut against them in Scotland, where supporters of Scottish independence are on track to prosper and rejuvenate their long-nurtured bid for independence.
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The independence movement in Scotland could make Boris Johnson the prime minister who presides over the dissolution of the United Kingdom. Photo / AP
The independence movement in Scotland could make Boris Johnson the prime minister who presides over the dissolution of the United Kingdom. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
The great realignment of British politics accelerated this week, but it is pulling in starkly different directions north and south of the Scottish border. In England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson s Conservative Party scored decisive victories in regional elections Thursday (local time), leaving the opposition Labour Party gasping for breath. But the same populist forces that propelled the Conservatives there cut against them in Scotland, where supporters of Scottish independence are on track to prosper and rejuven