Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weakened by disastrous results for his Labour Party in Thursday's elections. In Wales, a Labour stronghold for a century, the party only finished fourth, while the main winner, Reform UK, has established a local base.

Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch and Tamworth