36 m. ago Parties clash over Trump and protest votes in local elections debate

Labour and the Tories are seeking to defend seats from Reform amid opinion poll momentum for Nigel Farage’s party.

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1 hour ago Nigel Farage underling battered in brutal debate on Trump, tax and support for kids

Reform politican Alex Wilson endured a rough hour in a Channel 4 local election debate which covered Donald Trump, SEND provision, housing, taxes and ousted MP Rupert Lowe

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5 h. ago From Olympians to Love Island stars:The famous face standing in the local elections in your area

A host of famous names will appear on ballot papers across the country as voters go to the polls on Thursday

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5 h. ago Britons name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

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6 h. ago Reform UK could scoop 500 council seats to make Nigel Farage the biggest winner of this week's local elections

Nigel Farage 's party have consistently outperformed the Tories in recent national opinion polls and even risen above Labour in some surveys.

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6 h. ago Mapped: Every council where local elections have been postponed

Reform and the Greens have accused the government of denying democracy, while the Liberal Democrats have accused Labour and the Conservatives of a ‘disgraceful stitch-up’

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7 h. ago ‘Disillusionment’ a driver ahead of local elections, says pollster

Voters across parts of England will go to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors, regional mayors, and a new MP in the seat of Runcorn and Helsby.

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8 h. ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Mistake that could land you with £5,000 fine if you break voting rule on Thursday

Voters will take to the polls on May 1 to elect a new set of mayors and almost two dozen local authorities across England, but experts warn of a mistake that could land some people in hot water

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9 h. ago Plan to phase out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Tory plight could worsen, warns William Hague as Nigel Farage's Reform firms up poll lead

The Conservatives are predicted to lose hundreds of council seats on Thursday, May 1

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13 h. ago Reform extends poll lead as Tories brace for hammering in local elections on Thursday

YouGov research put Nigel Farage's party on 26 per cent support nationally - creeping up a point since last week.

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30 h. ago ‘No safe seat’: could Democrats make Florida a swing state again?

Democratic candidates cutting in to GOP leads in local elections and protests against Trump provide faint pathUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats in Florida believe that strong performances in two congressional races this month have erected signposts towards restoring its status as a crucial swing state.It might appear a lofty conviction given no Democratic candidate has won a statewide election since 2018, and any remaining notion of Florida being purple was dispelled by Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris by more than 13 percentage points in November. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Voices: Nigel Farage is on the brink of another election breakthrough but then what?

With voters set to desert Labour and Tories at the local elections in favour of Reform UK, will the populist protest party be able to run services and balance the books of hard-pressed city councils? Of course not, says Sean O’Grady

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33 h. ago Thursday’s elections will be ‘tough’, PM admits as campaigning enters final week

The upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election will run alongside local elections and it is expected to be a tight contest between Labour and Reform UK.

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35 h. ago Mapped: Where all local elections 2025 are taking place this week

The polling booths will open in less than three days

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36 h. ago Tories 'face losing 500 seats' in Reform local elections surge as Keir Starmer 'stays away' from Runcorn by

Tension is building ahead of the crucial votes on Thursday, with Reform expected to make sweeping gains.

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46 h. ago Keir Starmer is reported to sleaze watchdog over claim he broke election 'purdah'

The Prime Minister has been accused of breaking the ministerial code by making political remarks at a police HQ during the local election campaign.

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46 h. ago Tory councillors CAN form pacts with Reform at local elections, says Kemi Badenoch

Predictions circulating in Conservative Campaign HQ suggest that as much as 80 per cent of the 960 council seats the party gained four years ago will be wiped out in Thursday's local elections.

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46 h. ago Political parties enter final campaign push ahead of local elections

Voters will go to the polls in 23 council areas across England on Thursday May 1, and will choose a new MP in Runcorn and Helsby.

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