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Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour’s collapse
Starmer to quit. 2. ***Middle East*** | [Iranian forces seized two ships](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway
local elections next year”. He added: “Some say we will look like the Tories if we change leader. But would they have done better if they’d kept Boris in despite partygate? Or kept Truss
local elections. Bob, an engineering manager, summed up what several members felt. “I don’t know if it would be better off without him, because it’s like, at the moment things aren’t good
local ward of Kentish Town. In Sunderland, the education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s patch, Reform won full control of the city council. In Wigan, the culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s constituency, Reform
election for a century. Nearly half of Britons (46%) now seek out local news through social media, second only to television and ahead of every other source. Over a third (34%) make use of local
impacted the whole country.  government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are poised
local government expert at the London School of Economics, said that the Greens’ failure to make more of an imprint in London reflected the capital’s unique status in England, with results appearing favouring
impact on what X users regularly see on their feeds. Guardian analysis earlier this year found that he has, at times, [posted almost daily](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/12/elon-musk-posts-january-white-supremacists) about alleged threats to the white race
local English elections on 7 May, which are expected to be disastrous for his party. All that said, Starmer is not totally isolated. Unlike some prime ministers, whose connections in parliament felt largely transactional, there
local elections. “There is the contrast between the leadership shown on Ukraine with Palestine, and the failure to uphold international law. The poll of [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party members by Medical Aid for Palestinians
Starmer's future and a leadership contest looked possible. But Rayner, who had developed a surprisingly warm rapport with the King, did not want to overshadow his speech or undermine the announcement of new legislation
local elections. [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell) told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency” from Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister
impact of the war, and that Vance himself was concerned about the cost of living in the run-up to the US midterm elections. On Sunday, Trump announced US negotiators would head to Pakistan this
local commanders were given a lot of leeway in how they chose to carry out their operations and could inflict as much damage on the enemy as possible,” says Julian. “In a delicate situation like
local election results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-disastrous-night-local-elections-keir-starmer-leadership) in the UK built on Keir Starmer’s longstanding reputational problem: only 11% of Britons believe he has been a good or great prime minister, and nearly 60% believe