Voters snub Blair

Last updated at 11:36 11 June 2004


The focus was firmly on Prime Minister Tony Blair today with the threat of more serious Labour losses as a second wave of councils declare their results later.

They include big metropolitan authorities such as Birmingham, Newcastle and Sheffield, where Labour was expected to fare badly.

There was also the risk of Labour embarrassment in London where counting was also getting under way and Ken Livingstone faced an unexpectedly tight fight to remain mayor.

Tory co-chairman Liam Fox insisted the BBC projection made yesterday's elections "a disaster" for Labour.

"This is the first time that the governing party has ever come third in elections like this," Dr Fox said.

"For the governing party to do as badly as this is almost unprecedented."

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