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shift as the loss of the liberal voter base on issues such as Brexit could be more damaging than loss to pro-Brexit parties. Labour had lost about one in 10 voters to Reform
shift in British politics" has occurred after Reform UK won hundreds of seats and took control of more councils in England. The Reform leader said his party was showing [it could win in Conservative
Labour in Scotland. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Yusuf claimed Reform UK was "the only truly national party that is competitive across the country". He said the party had taken "a big leap towards" making Reform
UK, which made big gains across the Midlands and the north as well as taking seats from the Tories in the South. After more than a century of domination, Labour was also expecting a near
shift in British politics". Speaking in Havering, one of the councils Reform UK took control of, Farage said the old era of Labour and Conservative domination had ended, vowing "the best is yet to come
UK’s traditional two-party system of Labour and the Conservatives has been smashed, with Reform taking the most votes, and the Greens, Conservatives, Labour and the centrist Liberal Democrats bunched up behind. While Starmer
shift. The party’s rebrand as “Welsh Labour” after devolution was successful on many fronts, for many years: it cemented the idea that the party was distinct and more progressive than UK Labour, putting
Voters in England’s [local council elections](/news/2026/5/8/uk-elections-early-results-and-takeaways-will-starmer-have-to-resign) have delivered a damning verdict of Labour as it took hundreds of seats from the UK’s governing party, in what is seen as another major blow
UK as a “historic shift in British politics” on a day when the populist party made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives. Reform made advances in heartland areas of both parties, clocking
Reform UK, which a YouGov poll [put in the lead of all parties](/news/2025/7/3/could-far-right-reform-really-in-a-uks-general-election-now) in terms of popularity with voters this time last year. Starmer insists he will lead Labour into the next election, however
Voters will go to the polls next week in the Scottish Parliament election. Three Scottish party leaders hurriedly altered their campaign plans on Friday to reflect the significance of the deal. Both
voters handed a damning verdict on the Labour party. Starmer took responsibility after [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) **lost hundreds of councillors in England and suffered humiliation in Wales,** but he made clear that he would
Labour says it would meet the 26-week waiting time target by the end of the next Senedd term and is proposing a £4bn hospital building programme. The Conservatives say they would declare a "health
UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) became increasingly apparent. By the early hours, the BBC’s election analyst John Curtice noted, Reform had claimed 45% of all council seats that had been declared so far. On Friday
voters a sixth option. Reform UK is feeling confident in several parts of the city, with the Green Party and independents anticipating gains amid a rising tide of frustration. It means the make
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 on which
voters. BBC Verify is examining claims made by political leaders about the impact of asylum and migration on housing. Scotland, like the rest of the UK, has experienced a boom in immigration in recent years