Weekly survey: Local elections, Portillo moments and hospital parking charges

With shadow ministers describing Labour’s performance in last week’s council votes – where we lost the Tees Valley and West Midlands mayoralty – as disappointing, we ask should Labour have performed better in the local elections?

After Labour activists campaigned alongside those from other parties in Jeremy Hunt’s South West Surrey seat, we ask do you support progressive alliances in some seats to oust key Tory cabinet ministers?

Today Labour unveiled a plan to scrap parking charges at hospitals, paid for by adding tax to private healthcare. We ask, will Labour’s pledge to abolish hospital parking charges help boost its poll rating?

To respond to the survey click here. You can vote until midday Friday.

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