Woof. What a 24 hours so far.
As you saw this morning, Wales has fallen away from Labour, to a Plaid Cymru victory in the Senedd, with Reform UK charging into second place from what was basically a standing start for that party.
Not bad at all.
In England, someone's going to need a very big mop to clean up after all the Labour tears.
There are still some councils outstanding who haven't reported yet, but Reform has already banked a massive amount of seats - 1426 as the count stands at this moment.
'It's a turquoise tidal wave. Which of course means a massive left wing meltdown...'@PatrickChristys reacts to Reform UK's victories in the local council elections, and the response from left-wingers and the mainstream media. pic.twitter.com/axi4qVftF9
— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 8, 2026
The areas left will only add to that amazing total.
We're waiting for results from 11 councils in England.
Here's where we're expecting results:
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Croydon
- Lambeth
- Haringey
- Kirklees
- Lewisham
- Newham
- Redbridge
- West Surrey
- Tower Hamlets
Reform even picked up seats in Scotland, which is a much harder nut to crack, and a completely incomprehensible parliamentary system to boot.
'not a national party, because they only win in Leave voting areas'.
— M McGrath (@MartinPMcGrath) May 8, 2026
The dripping wet Barwell destroys his own argument in 277 characters...
Scotland was completely blue in 2026, but Reform has 15 seats in Scotland today. 4 more than the Tories!
Bravo Gavlar... cracking tweet pic.twitter.com/KIZUR1i9ai
This has upset the usual suspects.
The final results of the 2026 Scottish elections show that the SNP is the largest party, but it is still short of an overall majority.
— Mohammad N Asif (@MohammadAsif_1) May 8, 2026
Sadly, 15 racists from the far-right Reform party made it to the Scottish Parliament on a regional list. pic.twitter.com/NGo8WbfxK8
The Greens underperformed their projections, but they did pick up a mayorship they're very happy about because it's the party's very first.
And you know woke-ass progressives are all about 'firsts.'
She sure looks like a gem, too.
BREAKING: First Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉
— The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) May 8, 2026
Zoë Garbett has been elected Mayor of Hackney – huge congratulations! pic.twitter.com/oUk3CRSy8H
Well done, Hackney.
An interesting result in what could be Britain's most 'multicultural' city outside of the capital has people wondering what's in store going forward. Birmingham rejected Labor out of hand and went for Reform and the Conservatives (Tories), but together they do not have enough to form a majority coalition to run that 30% Muslim city.
Labour losing control of Birmingham City Council the largest local authority in Europe is absolutely monumental.
— Benonwine (@benonwine) May 8, 2026
Total 69 Wards:
Reform 22
Green 18
Conservative 16
Labour 15
Independents 13
LibDems 12 pic.twitter.com/RfcUtMXTVq
Outside of gridlock, there are two scenarios being floated.
— The Mercian (@TheMercianNews) May 8, 2026
...Already the UK's most problematic city, Birmingham could end up being a rainbow coalition of Reform, Labour and the Pakistani Mafia.
Good luck, fellas. You all be careful out there.
As for the figurehead standing tall among the wreckage, I do have to admit, I found this Xweet very confusing, reportedly concerning the ultimatum given to Starmer by Labour MPs.
He doesn't have, 'til, say, Tuesday.
He has until CHRISTMAS?!
CHRISTMAS?! https://t.co/qHc8tbMrT0 pic.twitter.com/xo7TCUuxyf
— tree hugging sister 🎃 (@WelbornBeege) May 8, 2026
This can't possibly be right.
Starmer's cabinet is out defending Starmer's line about 'I won a five-year term!' But no one's falling for the Starmer in the tailpipe trick...
He didn't win anything. In fact, your vote share went down at the last election. You won by default.
— Lee Harris (@LeeHarris) May 8, 2026
If you are SO SURE the public want you and your policies, hold a general election.
I dare you.
...and daring them to call a general election.
Others are just calling for Starmer's head in general.
Barry Gardiner joins the call for Starmer to go. https://t.co/PhD4OOwh75
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) May 8, 2026
Brutal, brutal stuff.
✍️ 'Today’s elections change nothing for Keir Starmer' | @DavidGHFrost
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 8, 2026
'As I’ve said since the start of the year, he’s a dead man walking. The only questions are how he goes and when, not whether; and what comes after'
'There are five more important conclusions to be drawn' 👇… pic.twitter.com/pfiZVIK79a
And he is despised across the political spectrum
Starmer is uniquely hated because he’s bureaucratic, arrogant, lacks integrity, seems cold and inhuman, worships ‘international law’ to an absurd degree, and thinks everything is about ‘process’.
— Nick Dixon (@NickDixon) May 8, 2026
And underlying it all is that everyone can sense he is against the British people. pic.twitter.com/zHQ1UEchgY
But the rules are so difficult that it really comes down to removing himself, and the pressure will be even more exponentially tremendous the longer he stubbornly dithers.
...The truth is that many of Starmer’s own MPs – and ministers – agree, and a rapidly diminishing number think that the Prime Minister can deliver the change the party needs. But Labour’s internal rules mean that removing a leader is difficult, especially if they are determined to cling on to power. And clinging on seems to be Starmer’s sole purpose in life right now.
As one senior Labour figure puts it: “Starmer isn’t going to resign, because he is consumed utterly by his own entitlement and belief that he alone can do the job. He will have to be dragged out of the building kicking and screaming.
“Downing Street will carry on insisting everything is fine, and the clamour for him to go will just keep getting louder and louder.”
And no one believes he has the intestinal fortitude to do it. Then again, no one wants to be the one to use the shepherd's hook to drag him off, either.
...Far from taking time over the weekend to reflect on the enormity of Labour’s election losses, he told his audience at Kingsdown Methodist Church in west London that “in the coming days, I’m going to set out the steps that we will take to deliver the change that [the public] want and that they deserve”.
Unable to comprehend the possibility of his own demise, Starmer thinks that yet another “reset” speech, rather than actually doing something to improve Britain, is the answer.
There were no smiles or cheers from those wearing red rosettes, just faces showing concern, sympathy and pity.
They knew that as Labour’s gruesome election losses mounted, each terrible new result was like the beat of a drum slowly summoning Starmer to the political guillotine.
He will have to be led there though, so the question is: who will do it?
Starmer is a wanker.
Keir Starmer blames Brexit as he 'takes responsibility' for Labour's historic local election losseshttps://t.co/Hs68sKKxcN
— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 8, 2026
BREXIT DID IT TO ME
Everything is absolute fine. pic.twitter.com/5S9y02GBhu
— Clive (@Montpop2000) May 8, 2026
Reform's seat count up again now.
'Keir Starmer has got the kind of spanking that you’d expect to see in 50 Shades of Grey!'@PatrickChristys reacts as Labour MPs turn against Keir Starmer, calling for his resignation after massive losses in the local elections. pic.twitter.com/lCd941ng3o
— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 8, 2026
We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Happy Friday.
Beege SATURDAY ADDS:
— Roses🇬🇧 (@RosesJB1) May 9, 2026
And Trump is letting Starmer stew in his juices.
🚨 CLASSIC TRUMP!
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 8, 2026
Reporter: “Any response to the UK election results last night?”
President Trump: “Ahhh. I sorta leave that to them. I’m happy about everything. Our country is doing well.”
No drama. No meddling. Straight America First pic.twitter.com/hGdWPn51tl
Beege MORE: Aw. Looks like someone needs a WAAHMBULANCE. Check out the edit for Farage's party on the uk election Wiki page.
I guess it's because they can't stomp their feet online.
This is uh... something, over on the the Wiki page for the UK local elections. pic.twitter.com/UoGRmmaV6k
— Colby Badhwar (@ColbyBadhwar) May 9, 2026
Starmer made two high-profile appointments today to try to begin digging his way out of the hole, but everyone is shoveling it back in on his just as fast.
These are seen as truly pathetic choices. The first is former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as an 'adviser.'
With a growing number of Labour MPs publicly saying he should set a timetable to quit as leader and even more saying it privately, it is clear that if Sir Keir Starmer hopes to stay in Downing Street, he has to do something to turn his fortunes around.
As he entered the weekend, the question was what he could do after the historically awful election results for Labour.
His answer: to act like an ageing rocker and revive two of his party’s greatest hits from years back to appeal to the core membership who have been tempted by the political melodies of other parties, particularly Zack Polanski’s Greens.
So, lead balloon there. The other, for a man whose administration has been pilloried for its tone deafness as far as grooming gangs and the exploitation of young British working-class girls, this is unbelievably ill-considered.
He's named this woman as his 'adviser on Women and Girls.'
I’m delighted to appoint @HarrietHarman as my Adviser on Women and Girls.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 9, 2026
Harriet is a strong advocate for women and girls and I know she will deliver greater opportunity for women in public life.
I’m committed to tackling structural misogyny that is a barrier for too many… pic.twitter.com/iQeDS0XQrI
This same woman has spent the past decades explaining how her organization supported a paedophilia rights push to lower the age of consent...
This is absolutely wonderful.
— Lee Harris (@LeeHarris) May 9, 2026
Keir, whoever advised you to appoint Harriet Harman as your Adviser on Women and Girls is trolling you.
Looks like you fell for it.
Probably best to just resign at this point.
It's clear nobody in your team likes you. pic.twitter.com/QpISOACgYk
The Daily Mail's consultant editor Andrew Pierce says Harriet Harman must answer his paper's questions about the association between the Paedophile Information Exchange and the National Council for Civil Liberties - where Harman was an official in the 1970s.
...and still insists that trans women be treated as women.
You're having a laugh right? pic.twitter.com/E9VIU0fFDU
— IanG (@IanGee2023) May 9, 2026
That's a Prime Minister with his slimy finger on the nation's pulse.
BBC Live Count has Reform up to 1453 right now.
And a junior Labour MP has thrown the challenge gauntlet.
Do something about Starmer, she says, or I will.
Labour MP Catherine West says if a cabinet minister does not put themselves forward to challenge Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet tells Radio 4’s PM programme her preferred option would be for the cabinet to “reorganise themselves” and put forward their “best communicator” to replace the PM, avoiding a leadership election.
However, West says she was putting the cabinet “on notice” and if she does not hear from a leadership hopeful by Monday she would ask Labour MPs to back her to trigger a contest.
For a leadership election to be set in motion, 20% of Labour MPs - 81 people - would have to back a single challenger.
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