Labour made big gains in local elections at the expense of the Tories and their Liberal Democrat partners

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Labour made big gains in local elections at the expense of the Tories and their Liberal Democrat partners

JOHN STILLWELL

Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and Labour leader Ed Miliband at at event in London in March. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party has taken a bashing in the local elections, capping a bad month for the government after Britain slid back into recession.