What the local elections mean for British politics | FT #shorts

Although many more results are still to come than have been declared, what we know so far is that the Labour Party has been sharply repudiated in these elections, it has failed to do what has been in its eyes its central task of winning over reform voters and instead has been beaten back very badly in areas where reform is strong. But it has also lost voters to its left flank, to the populist left, to the Greens in many of its heartlands, with many of those still to come. For the Conservatives, traditionall ...