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May 8, 2026
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Starmer’s Labour Party suffers heavy early losses as Reform gains in British local elections
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Keir Starmer faces chorus of calls to resign as Labour Party trounced in local elections
PAUL WALDIE
EUROPE CORRESPONDENT
LONDON
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2026
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British Prime Minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to supporters at Kingsdown Methodist Church in London on Friday. His party sustained serious losses in this week's local elections.
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