The unions that financially back Labour have called for an "urgent meeting" with the prime minister, suggesting the "disastrous election results" show a "stark disconnect between the Labour government and working people".

Labour is heading for a crushing defeat in Wales after suffering disastrous local election results in England overnight.The party has been the largest at country-wide elections in Wales for more than a century and had won the most seats in the Welsh Parliament since its creation more than two decades ago.