Results ‘a hammer blow’ for Labour and PM – Louise Haighpublished at 16:56 BST
Sheffield Heeley MP Louise Haigh has been speaking to the BBC following her party’s poor performance in the city
“These are absolutely devastating results,” she said.
“They are a hammer blow here in Sheffield, in our heartlands and across the country, and we’ve lost some brilliant, dedicated councillors.
“Having spoken to thousands of people during this election period the cost of living crisis was foremost in people’s minds.
“But, we’ve got to be honest, the prime minister and national issues came up on nearly every doorstep.”
She said while she believed Keir Starmer was doing an “absolutely exceptional job” on the international stage the “message is clear from the public that unless the government delivers significant and urgent change the PM can’t lead us into another election”.
