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Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

challenge, and think carefully about what the public has told us … The age of two party dominance is at an end and we will need to adjust to a world where multiple parties contend

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge

Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions this week by the independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, Iqbal Mohamed. Starmer said the work would be undertaken by another team as part of a restructuring. However

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

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is bracing for [heavy defeats in local elections](/news/2026/5/7/uk-voters-head-to-the-polls-in-local-elections), with Reform UK poised to make gains across the country, according to early results. Labour’s woes were already evident

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

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite [early results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales) in local elections that show his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

response to our findings, the Home Office said: "Anyone found trying to exploit the system will face the full force of the law, including removal from the UK." 5 hours ago [Home Office](/news/topics/c4e71xw4dkzt) [Refugees

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

challenge; the case for Starmer deliberately misleading MPs [is flimsy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/27/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-inquiry-speaker-shoplifting-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69ef43ed8f08cdba1e3f9b68#block-69ef43ed8f08cdba1e3f9b68), and the comparison to Johnson is wide of the mark. Labour is saying the vote today is just a stunt ahead

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Keir Starmer (center) and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (right) meet with BAE system apprentices as they look at a submarine model during a joint visit on March 20 in Barrow-in-Furness, United

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Keir Starmer, for Olly Robbins, and for the wider intelligence and security establishment – all of which is just starting to pan out. --- **What actually happened?** After Labour’s July 2024 election victory, Mandelson quickly

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

leadership is shaky to say the least. Add in the political uncertainty nationally and what will happen in the local election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

responsibility for running the local councils, they'd be somehow found out, and their appeal might fade. It doesn't look like voters will make that happen in this election. For the Greens

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

Keir Starmer will call for a [whole-of-society response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through

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

Keir Starmer’s leadership. Barring a drastic change in fortunes, Labour’s vote-share could fall to historic lows across elections for councils in England and devolved parliaments in Wales and [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland)