Keir Starmer struggling to contain Labour civil war over disastrous round of elections on Super Thursday
Labour was thrashed in the Hartlepool by-election with Jill Mortimer securing a majority of almost 7,000
Tory Ben Houchen won a second term as mayor of Tees Valley with a whopping 73 per cent share of vote
Conservatives gained control of councils including Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Dudley and Harlow
Shadow home secretary says pandemic has restricted opportunities for Sir Keir Starmer to set out vision
Starmer responded by sacking Angela Rayner with more firings expected as Labour descended into civil war
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon hopes to push ahead with plans for second Scottish independence referendum
PM Boris Johnson has set himself on course for a constitutional clash with her in his defence of the Union
Ms Sturgeon admits majority hopes are on knife edge , but it is almost certain the SNP will win fourth term
49 of 73 constituency results declared in Scotland so far with SNP on 40, Lib Dems 4, Tories 3 and Labour 2
Some constituencies are still to be counted today, when the crucial regional list results will also be declared
It comes after the Conservatives racked up a string of stunning poll victories in local elections on Thursday
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The Labour Party today blamed the coronavirus pandemic for restricting the opportunities for its politicians to campaign across Britain after the Conservatives racked up a string of stunning poll victories in the local elections.
The post-mortem deepened for Sir Keir Starmer s party today with results now in from 84 of 143 English councils. The Tories recorded a net gain of seven authorities and 173 seats, while Labour had a net loss of four and 164.
Labour was thrashed in the Hartlepool by-election, with Jill Mortimer securing a majority of almost 7,000, while Tory Ben Houchen won a second term as mayor of Tees Valley with a whopping 73 per cent share of the vote.
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Tories have overturned 3,500 majority to win by a huge margin of 7,000 votes in the Hartlepool by-election
Shadow minister Jim McMahon conceded hours before result admitting Labour was not close to winning
Civil war in full swing in the part with Corbynites demanding Sir Keir Starmer change tack or step aside
Counting is underway across England after all of the UK went to the polls for Super Thursday elections
Labour Party is bracing for grim results in council elections while the Tories appear to be making gains
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Tories have overturned 3,500 majority to win by a huge margin of 7,000 votes in the Hartlepool by-election
Shadow minister Jim McMahon conceded hours before result admitting Labour was not close to winning
Civil war in full swing in the part with Corbynites demanding Sir Keir Starmer change tack or step aside
Counting is underway across England after all of the UK went to the polls for Super Thursday elections