Kaufman died in February aged 86 after a long illness, triggering a byelection in the constituency he had represented since 1970. “They’ve brought up lots of other issues. They’ve brought up schools; they’ve brought up hospitals; they’ve brought up social care, bin collection, the condition of the roads. McDonnell said last year’s Labour leadership challenge had caused the poll numbers to slump. That would make a third consecutive net loss for the party – an unprecedented run for an opposition party in local polls.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2017 16:52 UTC