Dismal night of by-elections yields just one consolation prize for Labour as Lib Dems triumph

Dismal night of by-elections yields just one consolation prize for Labour as Lib Dems triumph

Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats stormed to victory in a set of council elections. In a night where the headlines were dominated by Plaid Cymru's by-election win in Caerphilly, Nigel Farage's party stormed to a victory in Portsmouth while Sir Ed Davey's party saw massive success in Birmingham and Somerset. Labour were able to fight off competition from Reform and the Greens in Colchester, while the Tories clung on in Cambridgeshire.GB News ha…