What the local elections mean for British politics | FT #shorts

Although many more results are still to come, what we know so far from the UK local elections is that the Labour Party has been sharply repudiated in these elections and has failed to do what has been its central task of winning over Reform voters, the FT’s Stephen Bush explains. ⁠ #shortfeed #shortsviral #shortsvideo #shortsyoutube #uk #ukpolitics #localelections2026 ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes/community ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@financialtimes