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

Farage’s Reform UK. Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs to quit, insisting he remained as determined as ever to deliver the promises

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

Havering and Bromley. Gains for the Conservatives, who have long held enclaves in outer London, cannot be ruled out either. A [poll circulated among Labour MPs in March](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/06/labour-urged-listen-progressive-voters-or-face-political-earthquake-london) showed the Tories regaining

Badenoch claims Tories ‘coming back’ despite widespread losses in local elections

Havering Residents’ Association was pushed into second place as the official opposition with 11 councillors, while Labour held on to two of four seats with three independents. Reform also made gains at the Tories’ expense