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Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Keir Starmer since the 2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

results overnight. The polls across Scotland, Wales and 136 English councils are the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election and a key test for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Starmer. “There’s a complacency on the backbenches,” one cabinet minister said, “particularly among new MPs, that any Labour leader could’ve won the [last] election, so they don’t give Keir credit

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Keir Starmer and the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are poised

Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins

Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency, lost his seat to the Green party. The Greens had won 7% of the seats they were contesting in England with half of councils having fully declared

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

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

Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest

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

‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform makes huge election gains?

Keir Starmer. While many results from Thursday’s municipal poll in England have yet to be declared, the populist right-wing Reform UK party have [made sweeping gains](/news/2026/5/8/uks-labour-set-for-heavy-losses-in-elections-as-reform-makes-early-gains) at the expense of Labour, which

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

results, Phillipson said people did not feel the Labour government had "delivered" on the change it promised in the 2024 general election. The Cabinet minister warned that the rise of Reform UK - which made huge

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 week, resulting in multiple calls for Starmer to resign. The historic losses are a reflection of growing unpopularity with Starmer

How Reform won votes from Swansea to Sunderland

election results went better than Reform's wildest dreams, they were the stuff of nightmares for Labour. What Labour and Reform agree on is that national factors were critical. Both parties found voters

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

election results for Labour. Here is what we think will be in the speech - and a few things that won't. **EU alignment** - Sir Keir Starmer has made much of his efforts to reset post

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

Starmer's premiership has never looked more vulnerable as growing numbers of his own MPs call on him to stand down after a disastrous set of election results. The prime minister has vowed to fight

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

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

2024. Opinion polling suggests the results could reflect the increasing fragmentation of British politics, with voters' support spread across a wider range of parties in England, Scotland and Wales. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party

Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says

2024 general election. “Once again, Farage and his MPs clearly believe there’s one rule for them and another for everyone else,” she said. “He didn’t just take the cash and fail to declare

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

2024, when his resurgent party won 36 seats from the Scottish National party, playing a significant part in Keir Starmer’s landslide victory. Two years later, Starmer’s unpopularity proved an insurmountable obstacle for Sarwar

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

result. Today we see the end of over a century of Labour winning in Wales. The party will need to take a look at itself, understand the depth of the challenge, and think carefully about

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

Keir Starmer should be pushed out afterwards. One minute, one minister says: "It's terminal," and another says "I just can't see a way through." The next minute, another says: "I'm firmly