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Coronation Cannot Take Away Tory Loses!
Rishi Sunak has suffered colossal losses across the country in the local elections. The Conservatives in 13 years of government have to be one of the worst if not the worst administration this country has ever seen. Terrible policies, corruption, out of touch, living in a different universe to ordinary folk, etc. These are just some of the words that could be used to describe this cabal of Conservative criminals.
Cowardly Cameron, Mishap May, Bojo the Clown, and now Wishy Washy Rishi. All these Tory Prime Ministers are utterly useless and not fit for the purpose of being Prime Minister.
Sunak must be thanking Krishna or Vishnu (or whatever Hindu deity he worships) that this weekend is the King's coronation. Rishi will be gushing about the crowning ceremony of King Charles III. It will no doubt take his mind and the Conservative's thoughts away from their local election defeats.
Nevertheless when the pomp and circumstance of Charlie's crowning is over. When Charlie Boy and Cammy have buggered off to whatever grand house they choose the reality of Sunak's defeat will still be there. Of course, as he must Sunak tried to put a brave face on it. Saying that despite the massive rejection by the electorate he and his administration would keep "delivering" (in his words) what the British people want. Sunak could have said he had heard the verdict of the English people and would act accordingly.
Sunak in his own words will plough on regardless. Hoping against hope that something positive will happen for his administration to change the mind of voters. Sunak has until May 2024 to turn things around. Even though the Torie's results in the local elections were dire things can change. In 2019 when Johnson won a landslide election it was Brexit that saved the Torie's bacon. Could something come along to save Sunak's government and win them the next election? I wouldn't rule it out. It's possible many of those that voted Conservative and are Conservatives, didn't vote for them to warn them. To warn them that if things don't improve Sunak will be toast in the general election.
Having said the above, many that voted for the Conservatives in 2019 may be getting tired of them. Tired of their inability to deal with the rise in the cost of living. Tired of cuts and broken promises. Tired of services that don't work or are run down or are running down. Tired of their inability to understand or even care about the lives of their constituents. Even Tory voters may be thinking let's give someone else a go like Labour or the Lib-Dems.
Sir Keir was ecstatic about his party's performance. Many councils fell to Labour. Such as Medway in Kent. Sir Keir appeared with his victorious councillors in Kent. Making a speech that based on this result and other results Labour was on its way back to power.
Ed Davey of the Liberal-Democrats (Lib-Dems) was also happy about his party's results. The Lib-Dems are or were the third party of the UK. Since the rise of the SNP, they have been reduced to Britain's fourth party. However, in England, they always do pretty well in local elections. They don't always do well at general elections but manage to retain a residue of MPs in Westminster. They were briefly in power with the Tories in 2010.
One thing that frustrates many voters is our voting system. The First Pass The Post system only seems to favour the Conservatives and Labour mainly. Those who vote Green or Reform for example may have many councillors but no or not many MPs.
So for Labour and the Lib-Dems, there is everything to play for. They must stay the course and hold this shambles of a government to account. So that voters in 2024 will kick this government out of office and into the wilderness for many years to come.
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