May 7, 2026, 10:18 amMay 7, 2026, 10:18 am
On a crucial election day for the Labor government, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also cast his vote – and made a last-minute appeal to voters.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with his wife Victoria on the way to the polling station.Image: keystone
Together with his wife Victoria, the Prime Minister entered the polling station in Westminster Chapel in central London in the morning. However, according to the PA news agency, the ailing head of government did not respond to questions from reporters.
New regional parliaments in Scotland and Wales will be elected on Super Election Day. In most of England, thousands of district council positions and several mayoral positions in metropolitan regions are being filled at the local level. According to the unanimous opinion of experts, the elections are likely to be disastrous for the Labor government.
«Choose today for progress instead of the politics of anger. Vote for Labour,” he appealed to the British in an X article shortly after his vote. The Prime Minister is likely alluding to the right-wing populists from Reform UK led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, who are likely to benefit in the elections alongside the British Greens. In Scotland and Wales, the pro-independence parties SNP and Plaid Cymru are on the rise.
The elections are therefore considered fateful for the head of government, who has been badly hit politically. There has long been speculation that his party could force the prime minister, who is largely unsuccessful in domestic politics, out of office. (hkl/sda/dpa)