6 h. ago Conservatives are set to plunge to just 14 seats at next general election, according to new poll

New research suggests the Tories would be decimated by the public vote in what one insider described as an 'existential threat'.

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3 d. ago Almost a quarter of Labour voters think Starmer should quit now, damning new poll shows

In total, almost half of all Labour voters want Sir Keir Starmer out of No 10 before the next election, a new poll has shown

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4 d. ago 'I'm going nowhere': Keir Starmer insists he will be PM at next election

A YouGov survey of 2,100 people found 23 per cent think the party leader should quit now and elect someone else.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves is poised to break ANOTHER promise as she 'plots £300

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could unveil a 3p per mile levy on EVs, on top of other road taxes, as she desperately tries to fill a huge black hole in the public finances .

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on the Dutch election: an uplifting victory for the politics of hope not hate | Editorial

Targeting the negativity of the far right, the big winner of last week’s poll was able to cut through with votersOne of the tightest elections in Dutch history produced an outcome so close that first steps in negotiating a new coalition government have yet to begin. But at a time when the forward march of the far right across Europe is dominating headlines, sapping the confidence of mainstream parties, one uplifting takeaway was immediately clear: a less divisive kind of politics can still cut through with the public, if it is prosecuted with conviction and panache.The big and unexpected winner of last week’s poll was 38-year-old Rob Jetten, the charismatic leader of the centrist liberal party D66, which almost tripled its vote and is set to top the polls by a whisker. Basing his campaign on the Obama-style slogan “Yes we can”, Mr Jetten presented himself as an optimistic unifier to an electorate exhausted by the polarising politics of Geert Wilders, whose anti-i...

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3 w. ago Fast chargers are expanding quickly, but American EV drivers still fear running out of juice

A new poll finds that many Americans remain hesitant to buy electric vehicles

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3 w. ago Ministers can raise taxes if they come out fighting. But no one in this cowardly Labour government seems able | Aditya Chakrabortty

Ahead of the budget, Rachel Reeves should be out making her arguments. Instead, there is silence – and a huge opportunity for Labour’s opponentsScroll back three years. The person sitting opposite me is yet to take their place at the top of Keir Starmer’s government. Instead, they are a star of the Labour opposition, for whom power advances or recedes with every poll and front page. They have just done a spot of electoral marketing, a photo op at a supermarket 100 or so miles from Westminster, and what they’ve brought home is the politics of the staff.“They’d all voted for Boris.”Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Centrist D66 party will win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll predicts

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in powerThe liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was predicted to lose a third of its seats.The exit poll, with a one- to two-seat margin of error, gave the centrist party an estimated 27 MPs in the 150-seat assembly, possibly clearing a path for its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in powerThe liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was seen losing a third of its seats.The poll, with a one- to two-seat margin of error, gave the centrist party an estimated 27 MPs in the 150-seat assembly, possibly clearing a path for its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Liberal D66 party set to win Dutch parliamentary elections, exit poll suggests

The far-right Freedom party is projected to come second

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3 w. ago Centrist D66 party expected to win most seats in Netherlands election – Europe live

Exit poll suggests Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV could finish second, but election is deemed ‘too close to call’The Anne Frank House is not the only unusual place where voters can cast their votes today.The Dutch Vogue has a list of 11 special locations, including a children’s zoo in Amsterdam, the marine museum in Rotterdam, the miniature park in The Hague. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netherlands braced for exit poll in parliamentary election – Europe live

Polls suggest Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) could finish first in vote triggered when he pulled out of rightwing coalition in JuneThe Anne Frank House is not the only unusual place where voters can cast their votes today.The Dutch Vogue has a list of 11 special locations, including a children’s zoo in Amsterdam, the marine museum in Rotterdam, the miniature park in The Hague. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reform UK would let ministers ignore international law, Kruger says

Party’s Doge chief says he would cut civil service and close six government offices – most of which are already closingUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK would allow ministers to ignore international law and give them the ability to fire civil servants in a Donald Trump-style overhaul of government powers, the party’s new efficiency tsar has said.Danny Kruger, who defected to Reform from the Conservatives last month, set out the party’s plans to change the way the government and civil service operate, handing more power to the cabinet. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reform UK push Scottish Labour into third place in bombshell Holyrood election poll

The poll shows the SNP heading for a fifth term and a comfortable victory in May.

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4 w. ago Wildlife experts set up cameras deep in forest and can't believe what they capture

A team of conservationists have been celebrating after reviewing a secret camera they set up deep in the forest, as it confirms all of their hard work has been paying off

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer is 'out of touch' with Labour voters and must be clearer about party's 'purpose' says soft

Lucy Powell hit out at the Prime Minister in the lead-up to poll closing today in a deputy leadership election that could trigger a major new schism in Labour and see it tack even further to the left.

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