UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to stay on in his role, despite calls from Labour critics for him to step down.

After a disastrous set of elections for the party last week, Wes Streeting’s allies have told the BBC they expect the health secretary to challenge Starmer’s leadership as soon as tomorrow.

Four members of his government have already resigned and many more party members are calling for him to step down.

But how did we get here? BBC Journalist Jo Crawford and BBC 5 Live’s Matt Chorley explain.

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0:00 – From victory to crisis
00:47 – Mandelson and U-turns
02:04 – What did he achieve?
02:33 – Who could take over?
05:05 – Threat of Reform

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Labour suffered a historic loss in the Welsh Senedd elections, coming in third behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

In Scotland, the SNP held onto its majority with second place too close to call between Labour and Reform as Newscast began recording.

And in England, a bruising run of results continued for Labour, who lost more than a thousand council seats. Reform won more than 1,400 councillors and the Greens made gains.

Adam, Chris and James break down the results.

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00:00 Introduction
03:25 Notable results from England
07:49 SNP come first in Scotland
14:10 Plaid Cymru win most seats in Wales
16:32 Eluned Morgan loses her seat
18:51 John Swinney’s plans for independence
22:05 Keir Starmer reacts to results
32:41 Can Labour bounce back?

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