This week, thousands and thousands of voters will head to the poll field as greater than 8,000 council seats in England are contested in native elections.

The vote would be the final large electoral take a look at of public opinion earlier than the subsequent normal election.

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's political correspondent Sam Coates to debate the important thing issues to look out for, what's at stake for the important thing events, and what the outcomes will imply for the final election.

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