General · 5 May 2026
Labour could lose 1,850 seats this Thursday.
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Sir Keir Starmer's future as leader is uncertain following predictions of devastating local election results. Experts expect Labour to lose thousands of council seats across England when voters go to the polls on Thursday. Britain’s leading pollster, Professor Sir John Curtice, said Starmer leading Labour to the next general election is "very low indeed".
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