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May at the head of a much larger group. With support for Zack Polanski’s party expected to surge across the capital, nearby Hackney council is tipped to be the centre of a realignment
parties (the Lib Dems, the SNP, the DUP, Restore Britain, TUV) and a string of independents, referring Starmer to the privileges committee. Labour MPs are on a three-line whip to vote against the motion
Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, [warning that the party’s](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-labour-abandon-net-zero-support-donald-trump) “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely to lose the next election
May 2025 local elections, Labour held 34% of all council seats in England, down 2% from 2024. The [Conservatives](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives) fell to 26%, down 4% from the previous year and the Liberal Democrats
May elections as a way of trying to cement his position by bringing back soft left figures such as Powell and the former deputy leader, Angela Rayner, back to the full cabinet. But Powell said
election. But there was a period around Starmer's 2024 victory when the SNP appeared to be on the ropes. Voters were turning away from the party amid a police investigation into the party
party, which could frustrate those close to Andy Burnham, the regional mayor, who is understood to have plans for a “radical rewiring” of the state as part of a Labour leadership bid. The danger
party before the May elections. The Guardian understands that Labour MPs will be whipped to vote against the Conservative motion to refer Starmer to the committee. Any rebellion is likely to be limited because most
May 20, 2026, in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England [Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images] A survey by the More in Common research agency recently found that if Burnham were to take over from Starmer, he could beat Reform
party and set a timetable for an orderly transition”. The MP for Peckham said the message on the doorsteps at local elections was that the prime minister had “lost the trust and the confidence
Labour party spokesperson said: “Russian interference in our politics is incredibly serious and all political parties have a responsibility to challenge it head on and ensure any potential instances of foreign interference are investigated. “Given
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
elections on 7 May. Polls suggest after more than 100 years in office in [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales), Labour will come third or even fourth next month, behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK. Starmer
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. --- **Waiting
May election defeat Welsh [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come
elections – is how his departure might come about. The Labour [rulebook](https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Labour-Party-Rule-Book-2025.pdf) makes it notoriously difficult to unseat a party leader: none has been formally ejected in the postwar period, though some, including
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
party was picking up a larger share of votes, it was failing to turn them into seats and political power. “They are feeling the impact of the first past the post system, and because
may yet roar back on to the agenda in the campaign for the next general election, which must be held by August 2029. As for Scottish Labour? This was - yet again - their worst showing
May – UK politics live Good morning. **Wes Streeting**, the health secretary, is publishing a revised women’s health strategy for England today. As **Andrew Gregory** reports, the strategy implicitly accepts that women have been