Britain Heads to Local Elections in Test of Starmer’s Fate
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Voters across England, Scotland and Wales today are up for a key round of local elections, with control of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and more than half of England’s councils at stake. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s political fate will be tested as a series of policy missteps and tax increases have weighed on the Labour Party’s popularity.