Braverman also says it’s the PM who owns these results & it’s on him to fix. “At this rate we’ll be lucky to have any Con MPs after next GE”. Echoes what I was picking up about lack of appetite oust RS, which Braverman acknowledging while also setting stage for shift to right

Sky’s NEV gives Lab 9 point lead over Tories In ‘95 Lab NEV 47% (22 pt lead) in ‘96 43% (14 pt lead) But Lab confident heading GE maj. Why? ‘efficiency’ of vote, wins in key battleground marginals. Lab sources say 6 pt NEV lead enough when factor in Scot gains. ‘24 NEV 9pt gap pic.twitter.com/SY1d8NYi8R

So the two responses to these results from the Conservatives has either been to say: 1) The plan is working and we just need to tell voters more loudly that they're wrong not to see it 2) Let's mimic Reform UK, who won a grand total of 2 seats across the country, a little more.

The amount of coverage given to the Green Party, who have so far won 159 seats in these elections, compared to Reform UK, who have won two, has been quite something