Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election as PM hints at poll this year
MILLIONS are casting their votes in the local elections that sees parties face off in hundreds of contests across the country.Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 10pm - with voters needing some form of ID to cast their ballot.A separate by-election is also underway in Blackpool South to replace the scandal-hit ex-Tory Scott Benton.Other key battlegrounds include the West Midlands and Tees Valley mayoral races where the Tories are trying to cling on.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told Sky last night: "We are expecting to see significant losses. That often happens in local elections. Both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are desperate to show they are a force to be reckoned with - and will be carefully sizing up their chances based on the results.
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