The Conservatives managed to win just one of the metro mayor elections across the country, with the narrow defeat of Andy Street a real body blow for Rishi Sunak.
Rishi Sunak has urged Tories to stick with his leadership despite the Conservatives' shock defeat in the West Midlands mayoral election, which capped a dire few days of results for the party. Sir Keir Starmer called it a 'phenomenal result' which was 'beyond our expectations' as Labour's Richard Parker ousted Tory incumbent Andy Street, who had held the role for seven years.
Losing Mr Street, who is widely respected in the Tory Party and had an impressive track record of bringing investment into the West Midlands, is a body blow to the prime minister. Despite the drubbing, Mr Sunak urged his party to stick with his leadership and his plan for government.
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