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UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?
Key takeaways
- Ruling Labour party has suffered early losses with Reform and Greens gaining in local council elections.
- The anti-immigration Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage and whose popularity has soared over the past two years, is the main beneficiary of Labour losses so far.
- Here is a closer look at the results so far, and why they are significant.
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Ruling Labour party has suffered early losses with Reform and Greens gaining in local council elections.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his ruling Labour Party have suffered heavy early losses in local and regional elections, counting shows so far, demonstrating deep voter anger with his government and raising new doubts about his future just two years after a landslide general election victory.
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