Grassroots Tories blame the PM for the loss of their seats; in Northern Ireland’s elections, Sinn Féin top the first-preference vote
- Johnson under pressure after damaging local election losses
- Sinn Féin set to be largest party in Northern Ireland assembly
- Northern Ireland election 2022 live results
- Local election results in full for England, Scotland and Wales
The mounting pressure on Boris Johnson in the wake of the Conservative party’s heavy local election losses provides the lead for several papers – although some titles see Keir Starmer’s alleged lockdown breach as the bigger story.
The Financial Times has a similar splash headline in which it says “Johnson faces renewed threat as Tories hit hard in local elections” above a picture of the prime minister appearing to scratch his head.
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