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  "path": "/opinion/2026/04/22/local-elections-starmer/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T21:16:12.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
    "Opinion",
    "Labour Party",
    "Local Elections 2026",
    "Rachael Swindon"
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  "textContent": "It is now just over two short weeks until local elections polling day on May 7th and the real verdict on nearly two murky years of Starmerism. Voters in 136 English councils, all 32 London boroughs, six mayoral contests and more will deliver their damning judgment. Labour is defending over half the seats up for […]\n\nBy Rachael Swindon",
  "title": "The local elections will be a brutal referendum on Keir Starmer"
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