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Verdict on 100 days of Starmer’s government. The voters have already said No
A Tory-lite Labour Party is clearly unpopular with the electorate who are desperate to see actual improvement to Britain’s decimated public services, writes JOE GILL
LABOUR PAINS: Keir Starmer’s government has inflicted policies that punish the elderly and vulnerable

A BIG SET of local council by-elections last week has delivered a devastating verdict on the Labour government’s first 100 days in power.

The Tories won four seats and Labour lost four, while Lib Dems and the Greens won a seat each, as did Plaid Cymru.

Labour’s most spectacular loss was probably Leeds where the Greens won on a swing against Labour of 23 per cent. Labour just stayed ahead of Reform on 24 per cent.

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