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David Skaith was elected the new mayor of York and North Yorkshire, which takes in the prime minister’s Richmond constituency.The result was another major blow for Sunak on what is turning out to be another set of terrible local elections.A Labour spokesperson said: “This is a truly historic result in York and North Yorkshire. Keir Starmer’s Labour party is now winning in Rishi Sunak ’s backyard.
The region covers several key Westminster seats including Mansfield, Bolsover, South Derbyshire and Bassetlaw, suggesting Labour is on course for victory at the general election as well.Labour also won the North East mayoral election, where Kim McGuinness defeated Jamie Driscoll, the former Labour mayor for the area who quit the party after being left off the list of potential candidates this time round.
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