'It's curtains for Keir' says Labour MP

MP for Normanton and Hemsworth, Jon Trickett, on where Labour has gone wrong.

The Green Party gained ground in some of Labour’s London strongholds.

By Megan Specia

Gilts gain as Starmer clings on after local election wipeout

Despite heavy losses, investors say results do not represent ‘doomsday scenario’ for prime minister

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.

Nige is on full gloat, while Keir clings on with a hunted look in his eyes

Local elections appear to signal end of two-party politics with five parties in the game in England It all panned out pretty much as everyone had expected. Nigel Farage was insufferably pleased with himself. Keir Starmer looked hunted while insisting he was going to remain prime minister for ever. Longer possibly. Kemi Badenoch grinned wildly, saying the Tories were back in the game as they slumped to insignificance everywhere but the south-east. Ed Davey became supreme leader of the People’s...

By John Crace

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.

Cost of living crunch hurts UK PM Starmer in local elections

Early local election results in the U.K. indicate a backlash against the government, as cost of living pressures have once again dominated political discourse.

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...

By Reuters

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.

By FRANCE24

Voters have not only rejected Starmer but the leadership challengers to his Labour crown

Political editor David Maddox looks at how the election results have left Labour with even more questions about the leadership of the party

By David Maddox

Labour’s post-mortem debate begins

The old two-party system is well and truly dead

By Ethan Croft

Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Labour’s heavy losses in local elections

Keir Starmer pledges to fight on despite Labour’s losses in local elections, but doubts over his leadership grow.

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.

By RFI

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.

Love Labour’s lost: where does the party go from here?

Following substantial losses in local elections, either a ‘bloody civil war’ or a change of direction could be on the cards

By Will Barker, The Week UK

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

By Reuters

England Is Splitting Apart as Labour Collapses

Labour, as many anticipated, is suffering an epic wipeout per early UK elections results. What might come next?

By Yves Smith

Keir Starmer vows to “stamp out ticket touts for good” and “make this happen as soon as possible”

"We will protect fans so they can keep more of their hard-earned cash," the Prime Minister has promised in a letter to fans shared exclusively on NME The post Keir Starmer vows to “stamp out ticket touts for good” and “make this happen as soon as possible” appeared first on NME.

By Laura Molloy

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.

By Newsroom

Sir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented

The overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented.

By Emmanuel Tetteh