DUDLEY, ENGLAND - MAY 04: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to party supporters at Sedgley Conservative Club on May 4, 2018 in Dudley, United Kingdom. Whilst speaking to supporters in the West Midlands borough, the Prime Minister described the local elections as a success for her party with "great results around the country". (Photo by Anthony Devlin - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The Conservatives have released their first party election broadcast ahead of next month’s local elections – and unsurprisingly it is bins, not Brexit, that are the defining theme.
Shown for the first time this evening, the broadcast attempts to frame the 2 May poll as a purely local contest.
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