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More than just a critical blow to Keir Starmer and Labour, local votes signal a dis-United Kingdom

  • Written by Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
imageWorkers put up Union flags at Parliament Square in London as the premiership of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks increasingly threatened. AP Photo/ Kin Cheung

Local elections in Britain on May 7, 2026 – in which the ruling Labour Party suffered deep losses – revealed tectonic shifts.

The two-party system that has been operating...

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