The populist right-wing Reform UK party have made sweeping gains at the expense of Labour.
Topic: politicsRegion: EuropeUpdated: i1 outletsSources: 1Spectrum: Left Only⏱ 2 min read
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KEY FACTS
- An excess of 5,000 English council seats were up for grabs in the contest, which Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, said was seeing “Labour … being wiped out” by his party in “many of their most traditional areas”.
- At the time of publishing, Labour had lost control of 35 councils and more than 1,300 seats in England, while Reform secured more than 1,350 seats and 13 councils.
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‘Leader of the pack’: Reform UK makes election gains, humiliating Labour ‘Leader of the pack’: Reform UK makes election gains, humiliating Labourons Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives In Pictures Science & Technology Podcasts Travel Click here to search search Navigation menu caret-left Trending US-Israel war on Iran Tracking Israel's ceasefire violations Donald Trump Russia-Ukraine war ‘Leader of the pack’: Reform UK makes election gains, humiliating Labour Keir Starmer’s
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