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Starmer faces the fight of his life as Brits head to the polls, writes Natasha Clark

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07.05.2026

Today sees the biggest set of elections across Britain since Labour stormed to power two years ago with a historic landslide.

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Since then, it feels like the political landscape has drastically changed again, and at breakneck speed.

Reform, which has had a trickier year in the spotlight, needs to prove it has the momentum to continue winning through until the next general election.

The Lib Dems, which traditionally do well in local polls, are being squeezed by the Greens, whose recent insurgency has thrust leader Zack Polanski firmly into the spotlight, with mixed results.

Grumblings about Sir Ed Davey's leadership are quiet, but there.

Labour is now in a battle on two fronts - Reform and the Greens - in a bid to cling on to what they have.

The Tories are expected to lose seats overall - they're coming from a high baseline of wins four years ago - but Kemi Badenoch is pleasing her MPs in Westminster for........

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