{"id":145539,"date":"2026-05-08T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/?p=145539"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:11:12","slug":"starmer-vows-to-stay-on-as-pm-after-labour-suffers-major-local-election-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/08\/starmer-vows-to-stay-on-as-pm-after-labour-suffers-major-local-election-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer vows to stay on as PM after Labour suffers major local election losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer has insisted that he will not \u201cwalk away\u201d as prime minister after Labour suffered significant losses in the 2026 local elections.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The comments came as it was confirmed that Labour had lost control of eight councils, namely those in Westminster, Southampton, Exeter, Redditch, Wandsworth, Hartlepool, Tamworth and Tameside.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer maintained that \u201ctough days\u201d would not weaken his resolve.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He told broadcasters: \u201cThe results are tough, they are very tough, and there\u2019s no sugarcoating it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have lost brilliant Labour representatives across the country, these are people who put so much into their communities, so much into our party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that hurts, and it should hurt, and I take responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister added: \u201cLet me be clear, these are really tough results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe voters have sent a message about the pace of change, how they want their lives and those elected to meet those challenges and I&#8217;m not going to walk away from those challenges and plunge the country into chaos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been going on for a very, very long time\u2026 But we haven\u2019t done enough to convince people that things could improve, that their lives can get better, that hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Starmer went on to admit that the government had made \u201cunnecessary mistakes\u201d and described his job now as \u201cto set out the steps that we will take to bring about the change that people want and deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The local election results in England, about a third of which were in at the time of Starmer\u2019s remarks, are likely to be compounded from a Labour perspective by losses in Scotland and Wales.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Results in the contests for the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru are not expected until Friday afternoon.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reform UK, meanwhile, has made notable gains across the country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The party secured its first London council overnight \u2013 a development Nigel Farage hailed as a \u201ctruly historic shift\u201d. The Reform leader confirmed Havering was now \u201cunder new management\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking outside Havering Town Hall, Farage joked that he would be \u201cvery sad\u201d if Starmer resigned in the wake of the local elections.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI suspect when you see the full results in the red wall, there\u2019ll be a rebellion. Personally, I\u2019d be very sad to see the prime minister go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be very, very sad indeed, he\u2019s the greatest asset we\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Reform UK leader stated: \u201cIt\u2019s our first win of a borough in London, and that, in some ways, goes against the trend, because the pattern that\u2019s emerging over the country is that Labour are being wiped out by Reform in many of their most traditional areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what you\u2019re going to see later on today is the Conservative Party being wiped out in their Heartlands, like Essex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLondon goes a bit against the trend in that the Conservatives and Labour have held up in some of the other boroughs. But I think overall, what\u2019s happened is a truly historic shift in British politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Labour MP, Jonathan Brash, has reiterated his call for the prime minister to resign.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brash, the Hartlepool MP who first called for Starmer to step down over the Peter Mandelson vetting debacle, said the prime minister should \u201cset out a timetable for his departure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Brash\u2019s comments came after Reform won every contested seat on Hartlepool Council. Reform\u2019s gains now mean there are 15 Reform councillors in Hartlepool.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brash responded: \u201cI think the very best thing the prime minister could do now is address the nation tomorrow and set out a timetable for his departure. We can then have an orderly transition, one that, by the way, ensures the full breadth of talent within the Labour party is able to stand, should it want to.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer has insisted that he will not \u201cwalk away\u201d as prime minister after Labour suffered significant losses in the 2026 local elections.\u00a0 The comments came as it was confirmed that Labour had lost control of eight councils, namely those in Westminster, Southampton, Exeter, Redditch, Wandsworth, Hartlepool, Tamworth and Tameside. 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