British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has suffered major losses in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as local elections across England.
Despite growing internal pressure, Starmer has rejected calls to resign.
Labour emerged as the largest loser from Thursday’s elections. As results continued coming in Friday evening, the party had reportedly lost more than 1,300 local council seats in England, around five seats in the Scottish Parliament and 21 seats in the Welsh Senedd.
“When voters send a message like this, we must reflect and we must respond,” Starmer admitted following the results.
However, the British Prime Minister dismissed suggestions he should step down.
“I’m not going to walk away and plunge the country into chaos,” he stated.
Labour faces collapse in Wales
For the first time this century, Labour is projected to lose control of Wales.
According to the report, Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat as Plaid Cymru and Reform UK made major gains in the Senedd.
While Labour’s support collapsed, the Conservative Party also suffered heavy losses.
The Tories are reportedly on track to lose approximately 550 council seats, along with 16 seats in Scotland and nine seats in Wales.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges
The biggest winner of the elections was Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.
Reform UK reportedly gained more than 1,200 local council seats across England, with many of those gains coming directly at the expense of the Conservatives.
In Suffolk alone, Reform reportedly gained 37 seats while the Conservatives lost 36.
Farage has spent years criticising both Conservative and Labour governments over immigration, cost-of-living pressures and economic policy.
“It’s a big, big day, not just for our party, but for a complete reshaping of British politics in every way,” Farage told reporters.
He added that Labour had been “wiped out.”
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Green Party also gains ground
The Green Party also posted significant gains, drawing support from former Labour voters unhappy with Starmer’s austerity policies and support for Israel.
Green Party co-leader Zack Polanski argued British politics is now entering a new phase.
“I said that the Green Party was going to replace Labour,” Polanski stated.
“The new politics is the Green Party vs. Reform.”
As of Friday evening, the Greens had reportedly gained 363 seats in England, along with additional seats in Scotland and Wales.
Why is Keir Starmer’s government so unpopular? Source: RT
Britain’s political landscape shifting
The elections are increasingly being viewed as a major political shock for both Labour and the Conservatives, with Reform UK and the Greens emerging as the primary beneficiaries of voter dissatisfaction.
The results suggest growing fragmentation across Britain’s traditional two-party political system, with both establishment parties now facing pressure from rising alternative movements on both the right and left.
Source: RT