5 things we learned from the 2018 English local election results

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• The 2018 English local election results suggest Labour is failing to make the sort of gains it needs to be on course to form a majority government.
• The antisemitism scandal has damaged the party in areas with large Jewish populations.
• “The Labour party should hang its head in shame,” one Labour councillor in Barnet tells Business Insider.
• Big problems remain for the Conservatives in cities and Remain-voting parts of the country.
• The Liberal Democrats make significant gains including a big win in Richmond.

LONDON — Voters went to the polls on Thursday in 150 local authorities across England, in what was the biggest electoral test for Theresa May’s government since the 2017 general election. 

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