Starmer vows to stay on after local elections deliver losses for Labour

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Starmer vows to stay on after local elections deliver losses for Labour Europe

Issued on: 10/05/2026 - 11:02

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Keir Starmer vowed Friday to remain as Britain's prime minister after disastrous local elections saw his centre-left Labour party humiliated across the UK, with disillusioned voters backing hard-right and nationalist parties. Thursday's ballots – Starmer's biggest electoral test since Labour ousted the Conservatives in 2024 – left the British leader under intense pressure after the party suffered a historic mauling in its Welsh heartlands.

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