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A busy morning for Mrs Starmer, the leader of the opposition’s wife, who hit John Lewis early to measure up red curtains for number 10. Yes, Labour has won control of a string of councils across England and Wales. Among the key council gains, Labour took Rushmore in Hampshire, which is bluer than a Roy Chubby Brown stand up routine and a council which the Conservatives have run since Mick Jagger was a virgin. The real headache for Rishi Sunak is that six areas that overwhelmingly voted leave in the Brexit referendum swung back to Labour, including Hartlepool, Peterborough and Thurrock. And Lab…

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