There are few dates that will focus the minds of politicians in Westminster quite like 8 May 2026. It’s the morning after voters head to the polls in crunch local elections across the UK and as the results roll in, Sir Keir Starmer’s future will come into sharp focus. Both leading on borrowed time, the Prime Minister and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will be anxiously analysing what those results will mean for their political futures. And rarely do UK local elections play such a decisive role in the future of the country. The PM’s Labour critics are holding off mounting...