13 h. ago Elections watchdog condemns Starmer's delays to council votes amid fury at desperate Labour bid to dodge bloodbath

The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May.

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13 h. ago Fury as millions of voters face elections being delayed for another year as government plans hit setback

Ministers have written to 63 councils scheduled to hold elections in May 2026

Politics

13 h. ago Is YOUR council going to delay elections again? Sussex and Thurrock among 63 areas where votes might not happen in May as Starmer tries to stop Reform surge

Local authorities in East and West Sussex are among those backing pushing back votes from May to 2027, while Thurrock is also considering the move.

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15 h. ago Fury as millions of voters could see elections delayed for another year as government plans hit setback

Ministers have written to 63 councils scheduled to hold elections in May 2026

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30 h. ago Mega £159m ‘new town’ with shops, hotels and schools is finally coming to UK after year

A NEW 4,000-home town which will cost £159 million is not "a road to nowhere" council leaders have promised despite lengthy delays. The council said the first 350 homes could be completed in the next three years and say a national developer is interested in the site. The 4,000 flagship new village is planned for...

Economics

34 h. ago Nigel Farage fumes at 'banana republic' Britain as Labour prepares to delay local council elections AGAIN until 2027

Ministers said they were asking 63 local authorities across England whether they want to postpone contests scheduled for May next year until 2027.

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61 h. ago Nigel Farage under pressure as watchdog looks at illegal election spending allegation

The Electoral Commission has confirmed it is looking at claims Nigel Farage's campaign spent more than the £20,660 legal limit to get the Reform leader elected in Clacton

Events

3 d. ago New Labour planning rules pave the way for thousands of suburban gardens to be bulldozed for new housing with nimby neighbours blocked from protesting

Ministers unveiled sweeping changes to the planning system in a 'desperate' bid to rescue Labour's target to build 1.5 million new homes.

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer faces open Labour revolt as minister condemns botched reshuffle saying he still has no clue what the PM was thinking

Ian Murray complained he still does not know why the PM demoted him out of the Cabinet in a chaotic reshuffle in September.

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage condemn 'horrendous' Bondi Beach shooting

Sir Keir Starmer posted on X that he was being kept updated about the 'appalling attack' on Sunday, following the 'deeply distressing' news from Australia.

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6 d. ago Brit fugitive caught in Benidorm after fleeing UK in bid to dodge life sentence

Police in Spain revealed they have arrested a British man who fled the UK after he was sentenced for a string of crimes - cops said an Interpol alert had been issued for the 35-year-old

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1 week ago Questions over Reform’s donations as electoral watchdog urged to investigate crypto links

The Lib Dems and Labour have called for a probe after claims Mr Farage may have ‘abused his position as an MP’

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1 week ago Comrade Starmer! As desperate Labour rakes over Nigel Farage's schooldays, we reveal the KGB's toxic propaganda machine and the hard

Security experts have suggested that Starmer's only mistake on this occasion was youthful naivete in signing up to a venture run by a totalitarian Communist regime..

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4 w. ago Eurovision changes rules after Israel's victory in the public vote sparked fury

Some participating countries raised concerns after Israel received the most public votes and finished second back in May.

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