Sir Keir Starmer has been issued a stark warning over the direction of the government, with pollsters speculating that he could struggle to turn things around following a devastating defeat in Labour’s heartland.
Plaid Cymru snatched the traditionally Labour seat of Caerphilly away from Sir Keir’s party overnight on Thursday. It was the first time that Labour, which came third behind Reform UK, had lost an election in the former mining town in more than a century.
