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Starmer Faces a Major Test in a Set of UK Elections: What to Know
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Starmer Faces a Major Test in a Set of UK Elections: What to Know

NY Times · May 7, 2026, 4:01 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Local elections in England, and parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, take place on Thursday. The governing Labour Party is expected to do very badly.

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