MAJOR LOSSES FOR LABOUR IN UK ELECTIONS

(NB: All of this audio *should* hold throughout the rest of the vote-counting)

The UK's governing Labour Party has seen huge losses in local elections.

It's causing renewed speculation about a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

But he says he's going nowhere.

IN: 'Look I...
OUT: ...challenge.'
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has recorded major gains.

IN: 'I think...
OUT: ...war one.'
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Defence Secretary John Healey says Keir Starmer will stay on as Prime Minister.

IN: 'We all...
OUT: ...future.'
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Labour justice minister Sarah Sackman admits the results are damaging for the government.

IN: 'They're a...
OUT: ...parties.'
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Political scientist Sir John Curtice says there is still a clear breakdown in votes reflecting 2016's Brexit referendum.

IN: 'In those...
OUT: ...remain.'
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Reform UK MP Suella Braverman, who defected from the Conservatives, says it's a turning point.

IN: 'Ultimately...
OUT: ...parties.'
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Suspended Labour MP for East Hull Karl Turner says Keir Starmer is to blame.

IN: 'You know...
OUT: ...the truth.'
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Pollster Joe Twyman says it could herald the end of the traditional two-party domination of British politics.

IN: 'We have...
OUT: ...country.'
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Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice says the results are a verdict on Keir Starmer.

IN: 'We've campaigned...
OUT: ...to go.'
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