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Cost of living crunch hurts UK PM Starmer in local elections

CNBC · May 8, 2026, 1:03 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Britons are awaiting the final results of local elections across the U.K., with polls pointing to a backlash against the ruling Labour party as cost of living pressures have once again dominated political discourse.
  • Early council election results show Reform UK have made significant gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives, as the major polls had predicted.

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Britons are awaiting the final results of local elections across the U.K., with polls pointing to a backlash against the ruling Labour party as cost of living pressures have once again dominated political discourse.

Early council election results show Reform UK have made significant gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives, as the major polls had predicted.

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