Party leaders under pressure as Reform UK surges in local elections

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2025-05-03

London (PA Media/dpa) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are facing pressure to reverse their parties' fortunes after the local elections saw Reform UK make major gains across England. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hailed the results as "the end of two-party politics" and "the death of the Conservative Party" as Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats in Thursday's poll. Conservative figures sought to deny that t......

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