Labour pains as Starmer leaves it late to connect with local election voters

There is little leadership from the British government right now, and Labour have to use this election to fill that void with clear policies, ideas and goals that don’t start with ‘Boris is Bad’

Labour leader Kier Starmer, pictured with Boris Johnson, needs to put his focus back on the electorate. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

The local elections in Britain on May 5 will be an anxious time for Conservative candidates, but it will also be an opportunity to assess just how Kier Starmer and Labour are connecting with ordinary voters.

The Partygate scandalrumbles on and any other prime minister would probably have resigned by now, but Boris Johnson has decided that his defence is to claim that he must ‘do better’ and win back the trust of the people.