Local elections 2022: Boris Johnson is in the danger zone | State of the Nation | The New Statesman

Amid a cost of living crisis, the ongoing partygate scandal and a war in Europe, the 2022 local elections may provide insight on how voters view Boris Johnson. Keir Starmer will be awaiting the UK election results to see if he can make headway with voters ahead of the next general election, while the Liberal Democrats will be hoping to make council gains in now-marginal Tory seats like Esher and Walton (home of Dominic Raab). In this video, Ben Walker - co-founder of Britain Elects and data journalist for the New Statesman - looks ahead to the locals to review the wards that make be of most interest to strategists in both the Labour and Conservative camps. Follow the UK election on May 5th at Ben Walker's State of the Nation, on the New Statesman website: https://sotn.newstatesman.com/ #ukelection #borisjohnson