Runcorn, United Kingdom, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

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Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties. Reform, led by anti-immigrant firebrand Nigel Farage, won the by-election in Runcorn and Helsby in northwest England by just six votes, as it picked up gains in other localities, including one mayoralty. The group's strong showing -- overturning a huge La......

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