Labour has lost control of Lancaster City council this evening, after the Tories and the Greens entered into an unholy alliance to seize the council’s leadership and install Caroline Jackson:
For the Greens to collaborate with the enemies of the environment is a scandal – but Keir Starmer’s shame is even greater in driving Labour to such depths that the blue-green move was even possible.
Before this month’s elections, Labour did not have an outright majority but led the council in coalition.
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