Labour has suffered heavy losses across England, Scotland and Wales, losing ground to opponents on the left and the right in a fragmented political system. The graphics below show where Labour's losses were most severe, and how the electoral landscape has changed as a result. In England, Labour lost ground to Reform UK on the right as well as the Greens on the left. As of 7.30pm on Friday, there were at least 26 English councils where Labour had dropped to its lowest level of representation on record.
In the column, OFI stated that it - alongside SNP national equalities convener Sadie Matthews - moved a resolution at the SNP's policy-making body, the National Council, earlier this month rejecting the Equality and Human Rights Commission's controversial proposals on access single-sex spaces made following the UK Supreme Court ruling in April, which decided the definition of 'sex' for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act refers to "biological sex" only.
By electing a Plaid Cymru government able to forge a strong relationship with an SNP Scottish government, we can make our nations' voices heard in Westminster and demand that Wales gets parity of funding and powers with Scotland as the first step towards taking our future into our own hands.
