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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

Tory Heartlands Rocked as Reform Takes Control of Essex County Council

Farage is jubilant as Reform crosses the threshold to take control of Essex County Council: Kemi Badenoch speaks of ‘renewal’ of the Conservatives. Well, she would lose her own seat of North West Essex based on these Essex County Council results! — Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) May 8, 2026 40 out of 87 seats have…

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Express Politics8 May 2026

Farage ready to unleash Stage Two of No 10 plan as Reform blitzes Rayner’s backyard

The Reform leader jokes 'Starmer is an asset' as he crushes the opposition in the local elections.

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Express Politics8 May 2026

Nigel Farage warns of society breakdown as he says women and girls feel 'less safe'

Reform UK leader says more women are being sexually assaulted and facing a torrent of antisocial behaviour

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Express Politics8 May 2026

Local election results 2026: John Curtice's verdict on Labour as he spots worrying trend

Ruling party suffers ‘sharp drop in support' in catastrophic local elections across the country

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Express Politics8 May 2026

John Curtice gives verdict on Labour election wipeout - and Brexit is key

The pollster said the results were bad news for both major parties and an indication that the political landscape was changing rapidly.

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Express Politics8 May 2026

'No more Tories!' Reform UK's Zia Yusuf celebrates defection deadline

Nigel Farage had warned that trying to use the insurgent party 'as a lifeboat to save their own political skins will not wash'

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’ Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite early results in local elections that show his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs to quit, ins

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Express Politics8 May 2026

Labour leader meltdown as council boss storms out of election count as Reform clean up

The walkout came amid the party's heavy losses in the Basildon Borough Council elections, where Reform UK won 11 of the 14 seats contested, with Labour losing all six of its defended seats.

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BBC Politics8 May 2026

Tough election results hurt but don't weaken my resolve, says PM

Sir Keir Starmer says he takes responsibility after early results see Labour lose seats and Reform UK make ground.

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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

Andrew Marr: Farage Will Win the Next Election

In the wake of the local election results Andrew Marr has predicted Farage will become the next PM. About turn… He said on LBC just now: “As we sit here now, Nigel Farage is going to be the next Prime Minister. I think we are on course for a Reform victory at the next election.…

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BBC Politics8 May 2026

John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented

Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared.

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Express Politics8 May 2026

Nigel Farage breaks silence on Reform wins so far and declares 'best is yet to come'

The leader of Reform UK spoke in Havering where Reform made major gains.

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