Sir Keir Starmer has said he takes responsibility for Labour’s disastrous local election results , as the party haemorrhaged seats across the country. Amid growing questions over his ability to carry on as prime minister, Sir Keir said there was “no sugarcoating” the results, admitting: “That hurts, and it should hurt”. But the defiant prime minister also vowed to fight on, saying: “Days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised.” Sir Keir Starmer said he takes responsibility for Labour's disastrous performance at the local elections (Getty) It came as early results saw Labour lose hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England while Reform, the Greens and Liberal Democrats all made gains. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage claimed that the results so far show Reform is on course to win the next general election.…