Local election wipeout appears to be harbinger of doom for Sunak

With an estimated at 25% vote share, Tory performance matches 1995 nadir reached under John Major

Results from local elections held across England on Thursday appeared to confirm that Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are on their way out of power after 14 years.

The party, which brought the world Brexit, has been consistently trailing its main rival, Labour, led by Keir Starmer, by about 20 points in opinion polls.