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Starmer takes responsibility for ‘tough’ election results but vows to carry on
Labour lost 204 seats as Reform UK gained 275 councillors, increasing pressure on Starmer after a difficult night for the party.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accepted responsibility for Labour's "tough" local election losses, vowing to remain Prime Minister and "deliver the change that I promised" despite significant setbacks.
- Reform UK gained 275 councillors and control of Newcastle-under-Lyme as Labour lost 204 seats across 41 councils, signalling what polling expert Sir John Curtice called the "fracturing of British politics."
- Labour lost control of eight local authorities, including Westminster and Wandsworth in London. During a visit to Ealing, Starmer said, "The results are tough, they are very tough, and there's no sugarcoating it."
- Energy Secretary Ed Miliband reportedly urged a leadership departure timetable, while Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy urged members not to play "pass the parcel" with leadership. Defence Secretary John Healey said Starmer "can still turn it round."
- Labour sources noted Sir Tony Blair lost 1,100 councillors in 1999 before winning a 2001 landslide, offering historical precedent. Nigel Farage hailed the results as a "truly historic shift in British politics" with the general election three years away.
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"Days like this do not diminish my determination to deliver the change I promised," said the British Prime Minister.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is already facing real losses from the results of UK local elections.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Not all votes have been counted yet, but it is already clear that Labour is losing heavily.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Workers have lost eight municipalities and should lose more throughout the day. Starmer assumes "responsibility", but refuses to resign. Reform has already won 350 representatives.
·Portugal
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The local election results look dismal for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour.
·Finland
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right8Center20Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Center
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources are Center
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C 54%
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