Keir Starmer and wife Victoria arrive at a polling station in central London.Keir Starmer is facing fresh calls to quit as a surge in support for Reform UK left Labour facing local election humiliation.
Early results in England showed Nigel Farage’s party making major gains at the expense of both Labour and the Conservatives.
With around one-fifth of council results declared by 5am, Labour had already lost nearly 200 councillors, with Reform gaining nearly 300.
Labour had so far lost control of five councils, including Tameside in former deputy prime minister
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