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Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Keir Starmer since the 2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

results overnight. The polls across Scotland, Wales and 136 English councils are the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election and a key test for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Political turmoil: UK will see its seventh prime minister in 10 years

2024 general election. 6. **Keir Starmer** resigned on Monday after growing pressure from within the Labour Party after poor local election results

Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

result of an internal power struggle between Gray and the man who would replace her: Morgan McSweeney, who had masterminded Labour's 2024 election victory. While Sir Keir faced troubles at home, he won praise

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Starmer. “There’s a complacency on the backbenches,” one cabinet minister said, “particularly among new MPs, that any Labour leader could’ve won the [last] election, so they don’t give Keir credit

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Keir Starmer and the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) 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

From migration to Mandelson: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10

Keir Starmer pitched himself as a leader for “stability and moderation” who would rebuild Britain, after [Labour’s landslide victory](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/time-for-us-to-deliver-says-starmer-as-labour-heads-for-landslide) in the 2024 general election. But after two years which have seen

UK and US voters are highly cynical. They express it differently.

election could kick off a chain of events ending in Keir Starmer being ousted as prime minister — the contest itself serves as an early test of whether the [anti-incumbent anger](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/poll-voter-cynicism-uk-us-starmer-trump-00956725?email_hash=b48fced8515887348e2c2fa9141fd5c27d45eabd&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2026-06-12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cordial&utm_term=us-morning-email) that

Could ‘king in the north’ become Britain’s new prime minister?

Keir Starmer to become prime minister. Burnham is that rare breed in British politics. He has been a member of parliament before, and few people who knew him then could have foreseen his transformation

Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins

Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency, lost his seat to the Green party. The Greens had won 7% of the seats they were contesting in England with half of councils having fully declared

UK voters head to the polls in local elections

Keir Starmer’s embattled government](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk) since it rose to power in a landslide victory in 2024. Voters in England, Scotland and Wales are casting their ballots in local elections where far-right and left

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

2024. The polls were seen by many as a key test for Sir Keir's leadership. Labour lost almost 1,500 councillors in local elections across England amid a surge for Nigel Farage's Reform

Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest

Starmer can survive a leadership challenge, says attorney general

results,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz62dwe30wdo) leading to calls for Sir Keir to go. Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting and a handful of junior ministers [quit the government in the aftermath](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkpr6y3266o). Greater Manchester Mayor

Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens

Keir Starmer, and heightened awareness of Russia as a security threat. However, the Greens are represented in few EU governments, and no other European political parties are expected to follow suit. The influence of green

Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe

elected two years ago. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces the prospect of being ousted later this year if a key rival in Manchester can pull off a win in a [special parliamentary vote next

Labour's Andy Burnham wins a special election, setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain

Keir Starmer for leadership of the country. Burnham decisively won the seat of Makerfield in northwest England over Rob Kenyon of the anti-immigration party Reform UK. The victory announced early Friday cements the status

Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform?

Keir Starmer, who has been badly damaged by disastrous local election results last month. Burnham was last an MP for the constituency of Leigh until May 2017. Since that year, he has served as mayor

‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform makes huge election gains?

Keir Starmer. While many results from Thursday’s municipal poll in England have yet to be declared, the populist right-wing Reform UK party have [made sweeping gains](/news/2026/5/8/uks-labour-set-for-heavy-losses-in-elections-as-reform-makes-early-gains) at the expense of Labour, which

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

result of Labour’s deputy leadership election and a low turnout suggested that members are still largely on the so-called soft left. And they may remain cautious of any successor trying to appear more