British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has been mired in the scandal around Jeffrey Epstein and criticism over his policies, sought to react to Thursday's local elections, in which his Labour party lost nearly 1,500 council seats.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed that he would not stand aside after Labour took a beating in local elections in England, Wales and Scotland.

Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform UK.