Early results from the UK local elections point to a crushing defeat for Starmer’s Labour Party. The hard-right Reform UK looked set to pick up some 400 seats, stealing hundreds from both the Conservative Party and Labour. The Greens and the Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, recorded relatively modest but significant gains. According to analysts, this could mark the end of the traditional British two-party system, with voters shifting to the two extremes of the political spectrum. Story by Eliza Herbert.
UK: The end of the traditional two-party system? Starmer faces crushing defeat in local polls
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Tue 04:00 - Financial Times
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Tue 06:48 - DN (SE)
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Wed 00:15 - BBC Politics
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Wed 13:30 - France 24
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Wed 15:16 - BBC Politics
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Wed 17:25 - BBC Politics
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Thu 10:27 - Euronews
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Thu 12:34 - Al Jazeera English
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Thu 22:15 - BBC Politics
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Fri 01:23 - Financial Times
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Fri 03:59 - Sky News (UK)
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Fri 04:40 - BBC Politics
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Fri 06:16 - BBC Politics
Chris Mason: Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats
Fri 06:34 - ANSA Mondo
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Fri 07:31 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Fri 07:42 - ANSA Main
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Fri 08:13 - BBC Politics
Sir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented
Fri 08:14 - DN (SE)
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Fri 08:18 - Al Jazeera English
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Fri 08:28 - Al Jazeera English
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Fri 08:52 - Sky News (UK)
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Fri 09:43 - France 24
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Fri 09:43 - BBC Politics
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Fri 10:21 - ANSA Main
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Fri 10:43 - BBC Politics
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Fri 10:58 - BBC Politics
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Fri 11:00 - BBC Politics
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Fri 12:53 - NYT Europe
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Fri 14:50 - NYT Europe
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Fri 15:08 - Euronews
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Fri 15:13 - BBC Politics
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