Author: Pippa Crerar Political editor

Senior Labour politicians across London have warned the government not to take progressive voters for granted, with concerns the party faces a “political earthquake” in the capital in May after a surge in support for the Greens.They have been privately circulating new data that suggests Labour could drop from first to fourth place in London in the May elections – losing control of all but two of their councils – with the Greens soaring into first place to take nine.“The government needs to demonstrate that they’re not taking liberal, progressive voters in the capital for granted,” a senior London Labour…