Lucy Powell hits out at Conservative Party’s ‘tin-eared’ response to the local elections

Speaking after leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt delivered the weekly business statement, Lucy Powell accused the Conservative Party of being “tin-eared” in response to the local elections.

After the final votes cast at the local elections were counted on Sunday, the Conservatives had lost control of 10 councils and more than 470 council seats.

The party also lost 10 Police and Crime Commissioners to Labour and a further 10 mayoral races — including for the West Midlands mayoralty, a post previously held by Andy Street.

Powell said: “Perhaps we could have a debate on what the local election results are telling us. It might help to inject a little bit of reality into their thinking because you can’t cure something if you’re in complete denial about it.

“Which part of the message that voters were expressing did their tin ears not hear this time.”

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