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Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens

Keir Starmer’s Labour party suffered [heavy losses in local elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/07/elections-2026-local-scotland-wales-reform-green-labour-conservatives-live-news-updates) at the expense

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

Keir Starmer and his Labour party suffered major losses in elections held across Britain last

Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

Keir Starmer is making a major speech in a bid to secure his premiership, following the devastating losses the Labour Party

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

Keir Starmer and his ruling Labour Party have suffered [heavy early losses](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk) in local

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

Keir Starmer for his position.Starmer and his Labour Party [suffered significant losses in local and regional

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

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

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

losses in elections as Reform makes early gains United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled

losses but some MPs left baffled Sir Keir Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

Starmer’s future, with ministers including Shabana Mahmood, Lisa Nandy and Pat McFadden having remained silent about the party’s loss of 1,500 councillors and about 40 councils. One Labour cabinet source said: “There

Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left

loss of the Hartlepool byelection, until Mandelson’s ultimate sacking as ambassador. When [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) became leader of the Labour party

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

Labour Party suffered [heavy losses in local elections](/news/2026/5/8/leader-of-the-pack-what-next-as-reform-makes-huge-election-gains) at the beginning of May, the debate over the decision to leave the EU, also known as [Brexit,](/video/inside-story/2017/1/26/will-brexit-still-mean-brexit) has been renewed. In the aftermath

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

Keir Starmer is set to face his cabinet as more than 80 Labour MPs have called for him to resign, following the party’s devastating local elections losses

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

Keir Starmer, is that many of Labour’s do not like him. Just before Labour’s heavy local election losses, [a Compass survey](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/labour-members-keir-starmer-party-fortunes-poll) of more than 1,000 members found that

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

losses in local elections Labour’s deputy leader has warned there will be “no magic bullet” to solve Labour’s problems – or major challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, is facing increasing pressure to set a date for his departure after elections across much of the country resulted in massive losses for his ruling Labour party

Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

Keir Starmer to go. “It has been a terrible night for the Labour party,” he said. “What I’ve seen here is extraordinarily good, hard-working Hartlepool people lose their seats. I’ve seen canvassers

Streeting says he would join leadership race as Burnham vows to 'save' Labour

Keir Starmer as leader should he be selected as the party's candidate in the by-election and win - said the vote must be a moment to "reclaim the Labour party, to save it from

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

party, playing a significant part in Keir Starmer’s landslide victory. Two years later, Starmer’s unpopularity proved an insurmountable obstacle for Sarwar, despite record donations to Scottish [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) and a formidable

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

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