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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Local elections 2026: Starmer 'may be saved' from worst nightmare by Labour surviving Green surge in London

Sir Keir Starmer could avoid the worst elections catastrophe facing Labour by doing better than expected in London, according to one of Britain’s leading pollsters.

Some surveys have suggested that the Greens could win control of a string of councils in the capital on May 7, possibly even nine if they do particularly well.

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