"Days like this don't weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised."
"That hurts, and it should hurt. The prime minister faces further heavy losses as vote counting continues throughout Friday in both English local elections and contests for the Scottish parliament and Welsh Senedd."
"The voters have sent a message about the pace of change, how they want their lives improved. I was elected to meet those challenges but I'm not going to walk away from those challenges."
"The results are tough, they are very tough, and there's no sugarcoating it. We have lost brilliant Labour representatives across the country, these are people who put so much into their communities, so much into our party"
Keir Starmer insisted he would not resign after Labour suffered major losses in local elections. He accepted responsibility for the results as Labour lost hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England, while Reform, the Greens, and the Liberal Democrats gained seats. He said the results were tough and should hurt, while also claiming they did not weaken his resolve to deliver change. Further losses were expected as counting continued in England, Scotland, and Wales. Speculation about his leadership followed reports that Ed Miliband urged a timetable for departure, but David Lammy urged the party to focus on voters’ message about the pace of change. Nigel Farage said the results indicated Reform was on course for the next general election.
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