British Prime Minister Sunak narrowly avoids wipeout in local polls
www.reuters.com
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservatives lost two strategically important parliamentary seats on Friday but unexpectedly retained former leader Boris Johnson's old constituency in a setback for the opposition Labour Party.
  • hitmyspot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Lost two out of three and the headline is a positive? I know politics is about setting expectations to frame a loss as a win, but that’s a bit rich!

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Lost two out of three

      And the one he won. Was a very close win. In an ex PM seat. Normally these are very safe seats.