{"id":318375,"date":"2026-02-16T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-keir-starmer-abandons-plans-to-cancel-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:01:09","slug":"breaking-keir-starmer-abandons-plans-to-cancel-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-keir-starmer-abandons-plans-to-cancel-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Keir Starmer ABANDONS plans to cancel elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/z-Q1KEuJ7Xs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING: Keir Starmer ABANDONS plans to cancel elections\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-Q1KEuJ7Xs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon his plan to cancel local elections for 4.5 million voters after Nigel Farage launched legal action in the High Court.<\/p>\n<p>Labour had approved postponing polls in 30 local authorities, citing the Ministry of Housing &amp; Local Government&#8217;s drastic restructuring of councils.<\/p>\n<p>However, ministers today confirmed that the legislation would be revoked after the department received legal advice warning that the potential postponement could be deemed illegal.<\/p>\n<p>#BreakingNews #KeirStarmer #Labour #uknews #GBNews <\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com\/friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon his plan to cancel local elections for 4.5 million voters after Nigel Farage launched legal action in the High Court. 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