Labour has been warned it will “get its head kicked in” by Reform UK at the local elections. Labour peer Maurice Glasman issued the grave warning ahead of Thursday's ballots where Nigel Farage's party is expected to make major gains.

Lord Glasman, who founded the influential Blue Labour group, that he believes Labour will “get its head kicked in” by Reform. He told the Observer: “It’s game over if they don’t change. People are losing faith in government, in the most general way, and someone has to stop that.

"Labour must be a pro-worker, patriotic party, not talking gibberish about diversity.”

Voters will go to the polls in 23 areas across England on May 1 to choose new councillors.

The Runcorn and Helsby by-election is being held on the same day, as well as six mayoral contests across devolved regions of the country.

The Government is set to unveil an immigration crackdown in the weeks after the local elections in an attempt to tackle the threat of Reform.

The Telegraph reported that the PM will unveil a White Paper setting out details of plans to bring down legal migration.

In a taste of what could come, ministers on Sunday night announced plans to crack down on people giving immigration legal advice without proper registration.

Reform leader Mr Farage last week announced that his party would appoint a minister for deportations as he said that "somebody somewhere in government" needs to be held accountable for the matter.