Labour celebrate mayoral election success
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing pressure, after his party took a battering at the polls in the local elections.
The biggest upset, saw Labour's Richard Parker snatch victory in the West Midlands from Conservative mayor Andy Street -- a result described by Sir Keir Starmer as phenomenal.
After a partial recount, 1,508 votes was all that separated the two candidates.
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