'I put the blame squarely at the door of the Prime Minister.'
The defeated Labour leader of Wakefield Council, Denise Jeffery, says Keir Starmer's brand had become 'toxic'.
'It's gone far better than we could have hoped for': John Thomas, newly elected councillor for Alftofts and Whitwood and Reform branch chairman for Pontefract, Castleford and Normanton
I appeared on LBC earlier to give my initial response to the local election results. We don't yet have the full picture, but it is clear that people want a change in direction and leadership. The Labour Party must listen and act accordingly.
We've had a lot of complaints about this electric motorbike causing ASB in Stanley. After a few targeted patrols we have today seized the bike and will be prosecuting the owner.