PM's rivals' local election losses complicate potential coup
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 9
PM's rivals' local election losses complicate potential coup
9 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 9
In Tameside, covering Angela Rayner's constituency, Labour lost control for the first time in 47 years as Reform won 18 of 19 seats.
The results leave some of Keir Starmer's main internal challengers looking weaker on their own home turf, undermining their authority to mount a leadership bid.
Thursday's local elections had been seen as a test of Labour's internal balance of power, but Friday's outcome instead added fresh obstacles to any move against the prime minister.
After Labour’s historic election losses, who could realistically challenge a weakened Prime Minister Keir Starmer for leadership?
Are rising populist and green parties about to shatter the UK's traditional two-party political system for good?
As markets 'price in' the Prime Minister's exit, is Britain's political turmoil about to trigger a new economic crisis?