UK’s governing Conservatives suffer big losses in local elections as Labour appears headed for power

By PAN PYLAS
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a U.K. general election in which the main opposition Labour Party appears increasingly likely to return to power after 14 years. Labour won control of councils in England it hasn’t held for decades and was successful in a special by-election for Parliament. With a general election looming, the results will be viewed through a national prism.