"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. And that hurts, and it should hurt, and I take responsibility."
"He acknowledged it had been a "tough" night for Labour but said that "days like this don't weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised"."
"Early results saw Labour haemorrhage hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England while Reform, the Greens and Liberal Democrats all made gains."
"In Wales, Labour is expected to lose the national vote for the first time in more than a century while the SNP appears likely to remain the largest party in Scotland after 19 years in power."
Labour suffered large losses in English local elections, with hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities expected to be lost as Reform, the Greens, and the Liberal Democrats gained. Further vote counting continued across Friday, including contests for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd, with additional heavy losses possible for the Prime Minister. In Wales, Labour was expected to lose the national vote for the first time in more than a century, while the SNP appeared likely to remain the largest party in Scotland after 19 years in power. Keir Starmer acknowledged the results were very tough, said he took responsibility, and reaffirmed commitment to delivering promised change. David Lammy urged Labour not to treat leadership as a handover issue, while Nigel Farage portrayed the early results as momentum toward a future general election.
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