Sir Keir Starmer has vowed not to walk away but he will face increased pressure after a nightmarish night for the Labour Party in the local elections

The prime minister vowed to fight on, saying: ‘Days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised’

Elections took place in 136 councils in England

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken this morning after Labour lost control of eight councils with pressure intensifying on the prime minister

Early results saw Labour haemorrhage hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England while Reform, the Greens and Liberal Democrats all made gains

Live election results for England, Scotland and Wales in one place

Polling guru Lord Robert Hayward suggested heavy losses for Labour as the party faces challenges from Reform UK and the Green Party

Every single London council has been contested

It comes just a week after the company’s chair resigned

The row centred on access to a shared garden and ended with a gate being forced and locks changed

Partial results from local elections in England showed large losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, elec...

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No injuries were reported from the incident that took place at around 3.40pm in Holders Hill Road, Barnet, on April 20

Sir Keir Starmer has “never been as popular” as his Labour Party, elections expert Professor Sir John Curtice said as he analyzed the prime minister’s role in his party’s poor polling ahead of the local elections.

Alex Jenkinson, 39, is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Friday

The Greater Manchester Mayor had been due to talk on Friday morning amid reports of a plan for him to return to Westminster

Starmer said we will ‘never forget the immense sacrifices’ made by the Second World War veterans

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There had been ‘uncertainty’ over whether young Henry was entitled to the fortune

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Rico Gedel also allegedly told the singer to ‘have a good night’s sleep’ after stabbing him

A man was arrested and remans in custody

Holder sentenced after being convicted by a jury at Cirencester Courthouse last week

Google was last year fined 2.95 billion euros (£2.55 billion) by the European Commission for breaching EU competition rules

The plan was a central part of the Labour manifesto promise of a ‘New Deal for Working People’

The illness is carried by a wide range of farm animals

When asked which of the main five parties has an antisemitism problem, Labour and Reform were identified most frequently, with both at 33 per cent

The charge was laid just two days after a new law came into force

Husam Zomlot, Palestine’s new ambassador to London, talks of his childhood in Gaza and calls for mass non-violent protests and South African-style sanctions against Israel with Sam Kiley in the World of Trouble podcast

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Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff says phone was stolen October last year

The former Liverpool Women’s manager experienced a ‘decline’ in his mental health before dying aged 47

King Charles will outline the government’s legislative agenda in a speech next week

It’s not just millions of Britons heading to polling stations – their four-legged friends are also out in force

It is the largest set of local elections in England for three years

More than one million people are eligible to vote on Thursday in the biggest set of elections since 2024

The prime minister is reportedly planning to deliver a speech in the days after the results, which will include a commitment to closer ties with the EU

Cardiff council said ‘the print run for the supplementary voting packs scheduled for last week did not fully take place’

Police said Hollywood reached speeds of around 100mph on the M25 despite being in heavy traffic and the road being damp

Exchange with ITV’s Robert Peston comes as the Green Party leader’s popularity has plummeted following recent criticism

This weekend’s weather will see a north-south divide with 21C heat in London and cooler 9C temperature in Newcastle

The expedition guide on board the MV Hondius said he hopes to ‘have a clearer picture’ of his symptoms later this week

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