UK: Prime Minister Sunak under pressure after poor results of local elections, party's worst performance in 40 years

The path of the upcoming elections looks difficult for the party of current British PM Rishi Sunak. The party may have to face a tough challenge in the elections. In fact, after the poor results of local elections, the situation changed overnight. These election results are being described as the worst performance of the ruling Conservative Party in 40 years.

It seems that the opposition Labour Party is moving ahead of the Conservative Party. Not only that but the majority that the Conservatives secured in the by-election in Blackpool South has also been reversed. Leader of the Indian-origin Sunak might have to deal with resistance from members of his own party in such a scenario, once the opposition party receives benefits. This is a possibility that is being stated.

Labor Party leader Sir Keir Starmer described the result of the by-election before the general election as a landslide victory. He also declared the result as an overall election mandate in favor of the party.

Regarding the by-election, Starmer said, 'Blackpool is the voice of the entire country. The people here got the opportunity to send a direct message to Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party and his message was that they are voting for change. He said it was a clear message to Sunak that now is the time for change. It is time for general elections.

In fact, Labor candidate Chris Webb defeated Conservative leader David Jones in Blackpool South, a constituency where the Tories had won in 2019. 'We are witnessing the Conservative Party's worst performance in local government elections in the last 40 years,' says eminent pollster Professor John Curtice.