Politics

Sunak’s Tories suffer big losses in UK vote as Labour gains

Keir Starmer describes results as “fantastic” while Prime Minister Sunak strikes defiant tone despite heavy losses

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party ship heavy losses in English local elections

Rishi Sunak’s UK Conservatives lost scores of local council seats in a bruising first election for the prime minister, a result that suggests the ruling party is in danger of losing power in a national vote that’s expected next year.

The Tories lost more than 850 seats, a rate that could come close to even the worst-case scenarios discussed before the voting began across England on Thursday. The main opposition Labour Party gained more than ...