In The Room | Local elections: Green vs Reform heats up, and Starmer comes out swinging
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-elections-2026-may-7-vote-polls-time-where-when-b2971266.html">Local elections are often a stick used to beat the government with.
That’s never been truer than in this Thursday’s contests.
Across the country, voters are expected to https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-elections-uk-seats-map-labour-reform-green-b2971270.html">desert Labour, exposing https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-elections-vote-labour-starmer-reform-future-b2970769.html">the real dividing lines in British politics that have been emerging since before the 2024 general election.
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