From ‘red wall’ to ‘sea wall’: five things we learned from the local elections

Labour close to a clean sweep of the capital's boroughs, and the Lib Dems and Greens are making gains

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Thursday's local elections were seen as a test of voters' mood after Partygate and as the cost of living crisis bites. Here are some of the things we learned.