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loss of confidence in Starmer’s leadership has been a slow burn, says Kiran Stacey, who thinks that the local elections on Thursday of next week will be a more perilous moment for the prime
leadership bid. The danger is not just that Labour is losing seats to Reform, the Greens and, in areas such as Blackburn, to independents, but that the losses are geographically uneven. And the picture
Labour figure interpreted this as a sign of fraying loyalties, and said "serious cabinet ministers are not prepared to defend [the PM] or sully themselves". Another MP said: "They are looking for life rafts. They
loss of more than 75% of the council seats it is defending, as well as losing power in Wales and failing to beat the SNP in Scotland. But she warned restive MPs there would
loss in Wales would have political significance of historic proportions. A former Welsh government minister told BBC Wales that if the results were "as bad as predicted" then UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should
losses will only add to the concerns within Labour. Here is every area with an election on 7 May — 136 local councils in England, plus the Welsh and Scottish parliaments. Labour currently controls 66 areas
Labour MP called on Starmer to quit. 2. ***Middle East*** | [Iranian forces seized two ships](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades
impact in Wales and Scotland of Sir 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