While Reform UK soars at Starmer’s expense, Scots and Welsh voters are backing left-wing nationalists.
Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, delivers a speech in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Starmer said he’ll make a renewed push to curb UK welfare spending, as he vies to revive his ailing premiership and sell a budget which was poorly received by voters. Photographer: Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg