Ministers conceded it had been tough for the ruling party, particularly in the south of England where it lost ground to Labour in London and the Liberal Democrats in its blue wall heartlands.
Leshie Chandrapala, 42, tragically lost her key worker father Ranjith (Both pictured left and right) to Covid after he tested positive for the deadly virus on April 24 2020.
Boris Johnson apologised tonight after police fined him for attending an illegal Partygate birthday bash organised by his wife - but refused to resign.