Sunak's Conservatives Suffer Heavy Losses in First Major Election Test

Voters punished Sunak's Conservative Party over political scandals, economic woes, and high inflation according to early results from local elections in England.
The Conservatives had a net loss of over 200 seats while opposition Labour gained over 100 seats and the Liberal Democrats gained over 60 seats.
The losses were the worst for the Conservatives in decades and signaled trouble ahead of the next national election.
Sunak admitted the results were "not looking good" for his party which faces a fight to retain power.
The cost-of-living crisis and voter discontent over a year of political turmoil likely fueled the losses according to analysts.