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Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

surge in antisemitism](https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5812457) that has been declared a "national emergency." [](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5814101/whats-driving-an-increase-in-antisemitism-in-the-united-kingdom) ### [Consider This from NPR](https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510355/considerthis) ### [What

Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform

politics had been upended. Scottish Labour had tied in second place behind the SNP with Reform UK, the party that previously attacked Sarwar’s loyalty to Scotland in [a racist ad](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/29/nigel-farage-anas-sarwar-obsessed-race-hamilton-byelection).

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

UK’s most senior diplomat in Washington, dealing with intelligence from GCHQ and the NSA, handling top-secret material, was allowed into that role despite failing a vetting process that even relatively junior civil servants

Polanski takes combative approach as Greens enter media spotlight

antisemitic depictions of Jewish people. “The words used by both politicians and the media this week, directing further attacks towards Zack in the wake of a violent attack on his community, are deeply irresponsible