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local authorities, with the results reflecting wider political fragmentation across [England](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/england). Labour [lost hundreds of council seats in England](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales), many to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which made
UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, withstood calls to resign on Tuesday.** Starmer’s position has [been in peril](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/darren-jones-keir-starmer-future-labour-leader) after a set of damning local election results for his Labour party last week
elections in 2021 and 2024, Burnham has focused on expanding devolved powers for the city region, including greater control over transport, housing and skills funding. His tenure has also been marked by the introduction
UK had an unpopular Labour government facing an economic crisis, tensions around immigration and US pressure to back military action abroad. Such a backdrop may seem familiar, but this May, the all-out local elections
results in other tanks to explode”. - **What is being done to protect local residents?** About 50,000 people in the area have now been evacuated from their homes so far given concerns of a possible
2023, but this was dropped from the final election manifesto, and the government has [made no move to reinstate it](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/19/from-clean-air-to-pesticides-how-uk-has-lagged-behind-eu-on-the-environment). Jemima Hartshorn, founder and director of the Mums for Lungs charity
2023 to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, according to government figures. The latest figures will be published on Thursday morning, and are expected to show a further decrease in net migration. According
result would be the worst local election performance for any prime minister since comparable data began. Starmer already has the poorest local election performance of modern prime ministers — but 2026 could be worse Biggest losses
result of the war in the Middle East. ## In depth: ‘Extreme, hateful, violent attitudes have become normalised’  Protesters yesterday gathered to heckle Keir Starmer