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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Reform and Greens surge in local elections: what next for Labour? – The Latest

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections, while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Green party made substantial gains. So is the era of two-party politics over? And can the prime minister survive? Lucy Hough speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping Continue reading...

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BBC Politics8 May 2026

Election results so far - and what's still to come

Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.

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BBC Politics8 May 2026

'We are forecasting the SNP will not have an overall majority'

Professor Sir John Curtice says the SNP are performing at the "higher end of expectations" but will not secure an overall majority.

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Express Politics8 May 2026

Blind, deaf, dumb and deranged – this is why Nigel Farage will be Britain's next PM

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: Keir Starmer's Labour Party has betrayed generations of voters and this will be their punishment

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Lib Dems can counter extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

Party makes gains in Portsmouth and Richmond-upon-Thames in local elections but loses a Scottish stronghold Elections 2026 – live updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Ed Davey has sought to cast Liberal Democrat wins in England’s local elections as proof his party is best positioned to confront what he described as the “extreme populist change” offered by Reform UK and the Greens. As Labour assessed a disastrous set of results, the Lib Dems were able to claim they had been ab

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

What do the unfolding local election results mean? Our panel responds

Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski have reason to celebrate – but what next for Labour and the Tories now that the two-party system has been demolished? Continue reading...

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BBC Politics8 May 2026

'Labour are being wiped out by Reform' - Farage

Nigel Farage has said that the trend so far shows Labour is being "wiped out" by his party as elections results come in.

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BBC Politics8 May 2026

Reform election gains show historic shift in British politics, says Farage

Labour and the Conservatives suffer losses at the expense of Reform across England.

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Nige is on full gloat, while Keir clings on with a hunted look in his eyes | John Crace

Local elections appear to signal end of two-party politics with five parties in the game in England It all panned out pretty much as everyone had expected. Nigel Farage was insufferably pleased with himself. Keir Starmer looked hunted while insisting he was going to remain prime minister for ever. Longer possibly. Kemi Badenoch grinned wildly, saying the Tories were back in the game as they slumped to insignificance everywhere but the south-east. Ed Davey became supreme leader of the People’s Re

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Reform leader irritated when asked about money from Christopher Harborne on day of party’s election gains Election 2026 live: latest news updates Nigel Farage has repeatedly refused to answer questions about a personal gift of £5m he received from the billionaire Christopher Harborne, as the Reform UK leader sought to focus attention on the party’s election gains. Farage was clearly irritated when asked on a number of occasions on Friday about the money, which the Guardian revealed he had rec

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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

Your Party Candidate Receives 66 Votes in First Council Result

For those who remember ‘Your Party’, their first election result is in, from Weaste & Seedley in Salford: Paul Doyle (Reform UK) 1,173 (33.3%) ELECTED James Robertson (Green) 949 (27.0%) Alexis Murura Shama (Labour) 926 (26.3%) Anne Broomhead (Conservative) 212 (6.0%) Oliver James Ritchie Scott (Liberal Democrats) 192 (5.5%) John David Warmisham (Your Party) 66…

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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

Rayner Deletes Campaign Video in Which She Lectures Schoolkids About Farage

Angela Rayner has deleted a campaign video from a school after concerns were raised about impartiality requirements. Took long enough… The former Deputy PM lectured a child in uniform who said that Farage was better than Starmer by repeating Labour attack lines on Farage’s previous statements on the NHS. At the end of which she…

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