Starmer on the line as UK holds "most important local election in decades"

Keir Starmer isn’t on the ballot, but the U.K. prime minister’s future is on the line in a special election on June 18. Voters in the Makerfield district of northwest England are electing a new lawmaker.…

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Cover image: El primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, sale del número 10 de Downing Street, en Londres, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026, para enfrentarse a una votación decisiva en el Parlamento sobre el nombramiento de Peter Mandelson como embajador en Washington. AP - Alastair Grant

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Issued on: 18/06/2026 - 11:48

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