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Video. Watch: potholes or Europe? Decoding Britain’s local elections

Updated: 07/05/2026 - 12:28 GMT+2

Millions of voters in Britain are heading to the polls in local elections today, and while Europe has barely featured in the campaigns, your reporter wonders if this vote matters for the EU?

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