Sir Keir Starmer s party has lost power in the town in Greater Manchester - and outgoing councillors say the leader s face has been plastered on leaflets of independents who took their seats.
In a heated debate on BBC Radio 4 Today, journeyman politician Lee Anderson (pictured) claimed some BBC stalwarts would be glad if Reform didn t stand in local elections.
As he tries to fend off a fresh coup bid from Tory rebels, Rishi Sunak admitted that results so far were disappointing but insisted Keir Starmer had still not sealed the deal.