Posted on May 6, 2022
U.K. Conservatives lose London strongholds in blow to Boris Johnson
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Britain's governing Conservatives suffered losses in their few London strongholds in local elections, according to results announced Friday that will pile more pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid ethics scandals and a worsening economic picture.
The vote for more than 200 local councils decides who collects garbage and fills potholes across the country, and is also seen as an important barometer of public opinion ahead of the next national election, which must be held by 2024.
The main opposition Labour Party, which has been out of power nationally since 2010, won control of Wandsworth, Barnet and Westminster, three London boroughs long held by the Conservatives.
Britain's governing Conservatives suffered losses in their few London strongholds in local elections, according to results announced Friday that will pile more pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid ethics scandals and a worsening economic picture.
The vote for more than 200 local councils decides who collects garbage and fills potholes across the country, and is also seen as an important barometer of public opinion ahead of the next national election, which must be held by 2024.
The main opposition Labour Party, which has been out of power nationally since 2010, won control of Wandsworth, Barnet and Westminster, three London boroughs long held by the Conservatives.
U.K. Conservatives lose London strongholds in blow to Boris Johnson
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SPC David Willis
At least this new breed of conservatism. Todays conservatives make 80s and 90s conservatives look like libertarians of today.
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SPC David Willis - I never cared for the conservatism from the 1920's until present day.
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Excellent! I grew up in South London. England and the rest of the world would do well to eliminate any DrumpfenFührer clone from holding any position other than toilet bowl cleaner--which is what they should be doing, cleaning the world of their fecal shenanigans.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
The 12th track from Jesse Malin's 2004 album The Heat.
SMSgt Anil Heendeniya Columbia Hotel, Part Time Home of Rhodes Scholars, Up and Coming Rock Stars and US Navy Spooks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLgVWjBFRwo
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel -
I grew up in South Norwood, a town next to Croydon about 9 miles south of London Bridge. After I completed my 11 'O' Level subject examinations and got my certificates, I moved to the 'states. I got my US Citizenship in 1986 in San Antonio, Texas. So I'm a triple citzen--of Sri Lanka, The United Kingdom, and The United States.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived most of his life in a house to the west of South Norwood Park, about 300 yards from our house.
I grew up in South Norwood, a town next to Croydon about 9 miles south of London Bridge. After I completed my 11 'O' Level subject examinations and got my certificates, I moved to the 'states. I got my US Citizenship in 1986 in San Antonio, Texas. So I'm a triple citzen--of Sri Lanka, The United Kingdom, and The United States.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived most of his life in a house to the west of South Norwood Park, about 300 yards from our house.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SMSgt Anil Heendeniya - Ickenham was My Home for the better part of 3 Years.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The prime minister also faces discontent within his own party. A bad result could lead Conservatives to try to replace Johnson with a less tarnished leader.
Dowden, the party chairman, acknowledged there had been “challenging headlines for the past few months."
“But I do think that set against all of that, those sort of challenges that you would expect after 12 years in office, these are challenging results, but we have made progress in lots of places,” he told Sky News.
“Labour are certainly not on the path to power and I believe that Boris Johnson does have the leadership skills, in particular the energy and the dynamism that we need during this difficult period of time.”"
..."The prime minister also faces discontent within his own party. A bad result could lead Conservatives to try to replace Johnson with a less tarnished leader.
Dowden, the party chairman, acknowledged there had been “challenging headlines for the past few months."
“But I do think that set against all of that, those sort of challenges that you would expect after 12 years in office, these are challenging results, but we have made progress in lots of places,” he told Sky News.
“Labour are certainly not on the path to power and I believe that Boris Johnson does have the leadership skills, in particular the energy and the dynamism that we need during this difficult period of time.”"
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