Defiant Jeremy Corbyn insists Labour can STILL win General Election despite losing over 380 councillors- but his backbenchers say the losses are ‘just not good enough’

‘A defiant Jeremy Corbyn insisted he could still win the General Election tonight despite a humiliating set of local elections.
Labour lost more than 380 councillors, lost control of six local authorities and was humbled in mayoral races for the West Midlands and in the Tees Valley.
The Labour leader raced to Liverpool to celebrate the victory of Steve Rotheram in the city’s mayoral race but the contest was as close to a foregone conclusion as any in UK politics.
But Labour politicians said the results are ‘simply not good enough’ and blamed the left-winger for leading their party to the crushing defeat.
Mr Corbyn admitted it had been a ‘difficult’ time for Labour as the results of yesterday’s elections were declared overnight and through today.’
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