‘Ballot papers had Brexit comments’ – how the Lib Dems beat Tories in local elections

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‘Ballot papers had Brexit comments’ – how the Lib Dems beat Tories in local elections
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Many Tory heartlands give way to Liberal Democrat success as results pour in for English councils

Sarah Medley compared the experience of waking up on Friday morning as one of a new batch of Liberal Democrat councillors with how she felt just under three years ago on learning that Britain had voted for Brexit.

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