Labour faces key local election test as Farage’s Reform UK targets Sunderland stronghold

Voters across the United Kingdom are heading to the polls in local elections that could significantly shape the future of Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
In Labour’s traditional strongholds, Starmer risks losing numerous council seats to the right-wing populist party Reform UK.

Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports from Sunderland.

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