Why did voters desert the UK Conservatives in local elections? | Inside Story

After a landslide win in the last general election-- the UK's governing Conservative Party's support collapses in local elections in England. Gains for the Labour Party - dented however by its stance on the war on Gaza. So, how significant are these election results? Presenter: Neave Barker Guests: Chris Wilkins - a former Director of Strategy for Prime Minister Theresa May. Peter Geoghegan - Journalist, Broadcaster and Author of 'Democracy For Sale'. Alistair Jones - Associate Professor of Politics at De Montfort University in Leicester. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKLocalElection #EnglandLocalElecton #RishiSunak #ConservativePartyDefeat #LocalElections #LabourPartyGains #ParliamentaryVote #SmallerParties #Independents #BritishPolitics