UK local elections pose existential test for Starmer

Millions of voters across England, Scotland, and Wales are heading to the polls Thursday in the biggest electoral test since Labour's 2024 general election win, with the party braced for record-breaking losses to both Reform UK and the Greens. Keir Starmer made a last-minute appeal to wavering voters, arguing that Nigel Farage and the Greens' Zack Polanski are unfit to govern during global instability. The results are widely expected to shape debate over Starmer's future as Labour leader.