UK Elections: Starmer Vows to Stay On as Farage Gains | The Pulse 5/8

Posted on 05/08/2026
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he had no plans to step aside as Labour leader after early results in local elections showed Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK racking up sweeping gains over Britain’s governing party.

Today's guests: Christian Mueller-Glissmann, Goldman Sachs, Asset Allocation Research Head; Laurel Rapp, Chatham House, US and North America Programme Director; Tom Hayes, UK Member of Parliament (Labour); Conrad Keijzer, Clariant CEO.

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