Keir Starmer’s leadership on line after Labour’s disastrous election night

Hartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation; local election results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to a humiliating defeat in a byelection for the city’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to consider resigning as opposition leader. On Thursday night, the party lost every single council seat it was contesting in the town to Reform UK , putting Starmer’s leadership in question once more. …