The English council elections will be the first major test of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadershipThis year people across the UK will be voting for something – for devolved assemblies in Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland; for police and crime commissioners across England and Wales; and in London for a mayor and assembly. For Labour, though, and the most keenly watched contests will be those for the town halls of England.With the SNP looking ever more assured in Scotland,and tiny scope for Westminster gains in Wales, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party must survey to England for the electoral gains it needs to challenge for government. Next month’s local elections provide the first major test of the party’s English progress under its new leader.
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Source: theguardian.com