00:00Partial results on Friday from local elections show a damaging night for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's governing Labour Party.
00:07Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has won hundreds of seats in England's north, seizing control of what once was
00:14solid Labour ground.
00:15We have lost brilliant Labour representatives across the country.
00:20And that hurts. And it should hurt.
00:25And I take responsibility.
00:29Farage described the results as a historic change in British politics,
00:33as Starmer's popularity continues to plummet less than two years after taking power.
00:38The Prime Minister's standing has been damaged by policy U-turns, the economic fallout of the Iran war,
00:44and the controversial appointment of Peter Mendelsohn as U.S. Ambassador.
00:48While Deputy Prime Minister David Lamy warned against changing the pilot during the flight,
00:53rested Labour lawmakers are already calling for a new leadership.
00:58Political analysts say the results reflect a total fracturing of British politics,
01:03with the Green Party and Liberal Democrats also making gains.
01:07As counting continues in London, Scotland and Wales,
01:10the pressure on Starmer to set a timetable for his departure is mounting.
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