Tories misjudged mood on culture wars, says Starmer, after strong local election

Result shows voters desperate for change' and feel their real concerns are being ignored, Labour leader to tell shadow cabinet

The local election results show Labour has banished the demons of Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn's time as leader, while the Conservatives have badly misjudged the mood of voters by focusing on culture war issues, according to the party leader, Keir Starmer.

In a bullish assessment he is due to give the shadow cabinet, the Labour leader will accuse the Tories of ignoring voters' real concerns. The NHS trumps woke every day of the week," he will say.