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Britain's two main parties suffered a drubbing Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration with the prolonged Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Theresa May's governing Conservatives lost control of several local authorities and hundredMain UK parties suffer Brexit battering in local elections
Britain's two main parties suffered a drubbing Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration with the prolonged Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Theresa May's governing Conservatives lost control of several local authorities and hundreds of seats - but the main opposition Labour Party also lost ground, with voters instead turning to smaller parties and independents in Thursday's polls. «There was a simple message from yesterday's elections to both us and the Labour Party: just get on and deliver Brexit,» May said. Britain's bitterly-divided MPs have been unable to agree on a divorce deal with the EU, with the two main parties in talks on breaking the impasse that have produced little fruit so far. «This is a difficult time for our party and these election results are a symptom of that,» May told the Welsh Conservative Conference, having faced down a heckler calling for her to quit. The results do not bode well for the Conservatives and Labour ahead of the European Parliament elections, set to take place in Britain on May 23. After voting in June 2016 to leave the European Union, Britain was meant to depart on March 29 this year. However, its exit date has... Read more











