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impact of an electoral wipeout in the upcoming elections might change things, says Kiran. Historical losses are forecast in Scotland, Wales and London for Labour to the Greens, Reform and nationalist parties
party held the line against 14 years of Conservative government in Westminster, protecting public services from the impact of austerity, Brexit and the Covid pandemic. Welsh Labour partly had an incumbency issue
impact on Sir Keir’s role? Given S Times comment re 1500 losses and ‘nervous breakdown’ this is bad news for Sir Keir and Labour. > > **Reform** will be biggest gainer from both Labour and Conservatives
party that looks like it will avoid the fate of the mainstream, holding comfortable leads in their south-west London strongholds and challenging Labour in Merton. While Labour’s dominance means there is further
London boroughs, which have long been a stronghold for the party, the Labour leader of Camden council, the borough that takes in Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency, lost his seat
election. Piers Ludlow, professor of international history at the London School of Economics, said the conversations around Brexit could be seen as “a lot of noise and smoke and mirrors about Labour leadership”. “We have
London and Hastings in Sussex – won’t declare until Saturday afternoon. Results in Scotland and Wales should become clear by about 4pm on Friday, with more local election results announced in the late afternoon
Party rules. The Conservative system for displacing a leader, with which we all became so familiar in recent years, operates on the basis of whether MPs do or do not retain confidence in their boss
impact of austerity, Brexit and the Covid pandemic. But after 27 years of devolution, Wales has fallen behind the other UK nations in several key metrics. About 20% of Welsh NHS patients have to wait
London to one of the best universities in the country. “People will say obviously Keir can’t lead us into the next general election. So you’re basically conceding there’s a problem
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
London mayor in 2024. “I love local government,” says Garbett. “It is the everyday that people experience, from adult social care and Send provision, to housing and roads … That means we have this real connection
London mayor blocks Met’s AI deal with controversial tech firm” is the **Guardian**’s splash today. The **FT** says “SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs to trigger Wall Street trading frenzy”. On UK politics
elections. The party [takes an anti-climate stance](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/labour-will-drop-unaffordable-net-zero-policies-predicts-reforms-deputy-leader), and has vowed to encourage fracking, impose punitive taxes on renewable energy generation, and [block solar and windfarms](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/reform-uk-government-truss-renewable-energy-policy). The Conservatives have
London and Birmingham, claiming [the UK is facing a maternity staffing crisis](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g6p5ge617o), yet newly-trained midwives cannot find jobs. It is a similar picture for some north of the border, with
London, cannot be ruled out either. A [poll circulated among Labour MPs in March](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/06/labour-urged-listen-progressive-voters-or-face-political-earthquake-london) showed the Tories regaining Barnet from Labour. The other key English areas up for election
Labour party in Norway has been buffeted by all manner of scandals, has a disapproval rating that is only a marginal improvement on that of Starmer. The same is true of Bart de Wever
party brand has been damaged as a result. Tom, a father who is planning to vote Reform, said Labour had always claimed to stand for working-class people — but with the cost of daily essentials