Key takeaways so far from the local elections
Briefly

Labour's lead over the Tories in national opinion polls suggests Sir Keir Starmer's party is heading for a landslide general election victory....
Labour has so far won more than 50 council seats, and gained control of Hartlepool, Thurrock, Rushmoor, and Redditch, key areas where it hopes for success later this year....
The party has so far lost around half the seats it is defending, losing 122 seats and control of three councils, increasing internal pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak....
Results so far suggest it has not made any progress in closing the gap with Labour over the last year, and indeed may have slipped back further since May last year....
Read at BBC News
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