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UK to pay France another £660m to curb Channel crossings

results” scheme in the Channel. Labour, which is predicted to lose councils to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the local elections, has come under increasing pressure from political opponents to curb irregular migration

Starmer’s failure to demonstrate strong values ‘driving away progressive voters’

result in [Starmer facing a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer). The report from UCL’s Policy Lab, using research from the eminent pollster Stan Greenberg, suggested voters felt that Starmer had a “discomfort” with progressive

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

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

election results will give the Prime Minister his metaphorical P45. Not a huge amount has changed [since I wrote about the level of doom last month](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd7kxdk37o). Unless you've been living

AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows

elections with a regional focus on Sutton, which political leaders are strongest on immigration policy?” The research found that Farage surfaced more than [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) in responses to queries across multiple

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

John Swinney declares victory for SNP in Holyrood elections

Keir Starmer. Speaking to the media in Glasgow after only seven of Holyrood’s 129 seats had been declared, Sarwar said: “We made an argument for change and, ultimately, it’s an argument we lost

UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises as Starmer says he will remain as PM

Keir Starmer vowed to remain as prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/keir-starmer-local-election-losses-labour) despite the Labour party losing hundreds of council seats across England. Investors calculated that some of the intense pressure on Starmer’s leadership

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

elected under a new more proportional voting system, a spokesperson said it is now expecting about 10 out of 90. Morgan called Labour’s prospects “catastrophic” in a concession speech, in which she said

Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

Keir Starmer had been planning a big speech today, but he, and other political leaders, are today focusing on their response to the Golders Green stabbing and the antisemitism threat facing Britain’s Jewish community

UK should not keep changing prime ministers, warns John Major

Keir Starmer, rumoured to be under pressure from rivals like Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting, might do the same. Sir John said: "The fate of individual politicians doesn't really matter as much

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com

Whisky tariffs deal sparks political squabble over who claims credit

Keir Starmer not being Winston Churchill. And while Starmer has refused to get directly involved in the conflict, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has described it as "illegal" and at one point accused Trump

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

Keir Starmer](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-resignation-ed-miliband-labour-tzvlmjxzc) he should set a timetable for his resignation if the results were as bad as they looked. But for the prime minister, as polling stations closed in Wales, [Scotland

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

election ever for Labour in England, a collapse for the Conservatives in their historic Blue Wall heartlands, and a brutal third place for Starmer’s party in Wales. > > One cannot overstate how seismic that result

Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness

election since 1999. The Scottish National Party is widely expected to triumph again in Scotland. The SNP hasn't soared in popularity in recent years, but [opinion polls do suggest support for Labour has slumped

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

Keir Starmer’s own constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. Labour activists knocking on doors across the borough report being regularly confronted with Starmer’s unpopularity – one activist confessed to being taken by surprise

Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections

Keir Starmer's woes? "It's just so huge," says a senior Labour MP who's been knocking on voters' doors in recent days. But these elections aren't remotely all about the government

Polanski says two-party politics 'dead' after election gains for Greens

results at the ballot box. They took control of Norwich, Hastings and the London borough of Waltham Forest, as well as winning the mayoral contests in Hackney and Lewisham. The party saw its first

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to [a humiliating defeat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives) in a byelection for the city