Speaking to Sky News about the local election results, Kevin Hollinrake says that while success has been "patchy," the "direction of travel for us is much, much better". Asked about the party's losses, the Tory chairman says: "There's some really good news behind the headlines "Although we've got a long way to go, we're under the right leadership, Kemi Badenoch is now the most popular leader in the country". Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-local-elections-england-scotland-wales-2026-starmer-12593360 #skynews #uknews #politics #vote2026 #localelections SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales