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UK PM says he 'takes responsibility' for Labour losses in local elections

By 8 am local time, Nigel Farage's anti-immigrant Reform UK had gained over 350 seats, while Labour under Keir Starmer had lost over 240 across 40 of the 136 English councils to announce results so far.

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’ Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite early results in local elections that show his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs to quit, ...

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UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains

Nigel Farage's populist party Reform UK has made early gains in local elections with wins in Labour heartlands.

Defiant Starmer digs in after UK Labour’s local election drubbing

Prime Minister ⁠Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to fight on to deliver on his promise to bring “change” to Britain after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local election that deepened doubts over his ability to govern. Just under two years after winning a landslide national election, Starmer saw voters punish his Labour government, dealing it a blow in some of its traditional strongholds in former industrial regions in central and northern England. The main beneficiary was the populist...

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Keir Starmer's Labour braces for heavy losses in UK local elections

The far right are making gains in England as the results of local elections are counted overnight. The governing Labour party has lost control of a number of councils... and pressure is piling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While most results won’t be declared until later Friday, Reform UK — led by populist Nigel Farage — is on course for a major victory. Details by FRANCE 24’s correspondent in London, Bénédicte Paviot.

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No 10 insiders answer your questions on how Westminster really works – from pressure on the PM to political infighting

In The Room hosts and former Downing Street insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson responded to readers’ questions on Keir Starmer’s leadership, Labour’s struggles, Reform and the Greens, Westminster culture and what is really happening behind the scenes

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The former red wall falls to Reform

With only a fifth of the results in, here's what's happened so far

By Ben Walker

Reform UK arrives as major force in British politics

The counting has barely started, but the spinning is already in overdrive, with the political consequences already clear, Labour is in trouble, the Conservatives are in trouble, and Reform UK has well and truly arrived as a major force in British politics, writes Sean Whelan.

English elections see Labour Party punished and gains for right-wing Reform

Partial results from local elections held yesterday in England show big losses for the governing Labour Party and gains for the anti-immigration Reform UK, fuelling doubts over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's future just two years after he was elected in a landslide victory.

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Starmer says he will not resign after Labour’s local election losses; Farage says Reform on course for general election win

Keir Starmer insisted he would carry on as UK Prime Minister despite Labour suffering disastrous local election losses.

UK's Labour Party punished in local elections, populist Reform gains

Labour lost support in areas including traditional strongholds of central, northern England, some parts of London

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Reform surge rocks Labour as Starmer takes blame but refuses to quit

Britain’s Labour government faced a sharp political setback on Friday as early local election results pointed to heavy losses across councils, while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged...

Major victory for Farage and Reform UK in Britain’s local elections – Heavy losses for Starmer’s Labour Party

A major victory for patriotic positions and against the woke policies implemented by Keir Starmer’s government, which is seen as being in decline The post Major victory for Farage and Reform UK in Britain’s local elections – Heavy losses for Starmer’s Labour Party appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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