13 h. ago Reform hits 30% landmark as more than half of Tory voters switch to Farage

The latest Techne UK tracker poll results for The Independent

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17 h. ago The 10 English councils left with no overall party control and who leads them

Gains for Reform and Liberal Democrats saw some councils left under no overall control

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25 h. ago The 10 councils left with no overall control after local elections

Gains for Reform and Liberal Democrats saw some councils left under no overall control

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41 h. ago Which parties are leading hung councils after the local elections?

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves hints at winter fuel allowance shift saying she is 'listening' to mounting disquiet from Labour MPs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested she is considering the threshold at which the benefit is removed after the cut was seen as a factor in dire local election results.

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5 d. ago UK high street chaos 'could lose Labour seats to Reform UK' if Government don't act

The Retail Jobs Alliance has warned that the high street sector is set to shed 300,000 jobs by 2028, and that areas where Reform UK made significant gains in the local elections could be disproportionately affected

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9 d. ago Ed Miliband faces losing Commons seat in Reform rout, local elections study shows

Projections by Electoral Calculus suggest the Net Zero Secretary faces being among a blizzard of victims claimed by Reform.

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9 d. ago Labour to pump hundreds of millions of pounds into 'left behind' areas where Reform won councils at local elections to see off Farage threat

Ministers are planning action as Sir Keir Starmer fights off a rebellion against his effort to regain the upper hand over Reform, which has made gains in many former Labour heartlands.

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9 d. ago Switching to an electric vehicle in 2025? Local car retailer demystifies charging

With rising living costs and environmental concerns increasingly influencing consumers’ purchasing decisions, more drivers are exploring the electric car market to cut both emissions and expenses.

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1 week ago Peter Mandelson: 'I can't imagine Nigel Farage ever being PM'

Reform took control of seven local councils, winning hundreds of seats, in the parliamentary by-election earlier this month

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1 week ago Peter Mandelson plays down idea of Nigel Farage as PM after Reform local elections victory

Lord Mandelson said he takes Nigel Farage ‘seriously’, but dismissed the likelihood of the Reform leader becoming prime miniter

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1 week ago Campaigning mayor candidate shot dead as she broadcast live on Facebook from parade

The attack on politician Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, of the Morena party, occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of supporters through Texistepec, Mexico, ahead of local elections

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1 week ago Sadiq Khan: Labour must be 'humble' and 'reflect' after local election results

Mayor reminds ministers of need to preserve ‘safety net’ amid proposed cuts to disability benefits

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1 week ago Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from jail cell in The Hague

Former president of nation re-elected as mayor of city of Davao despite his enforced absenceFormer Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has been re-elected as mayor of the city of Davao, the family’s stronghold, despite being imprisoned thousands of miles away in The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.With more than 60% of returns in, Duterte, 80, had an insurmountable lead of 405,000 votes – far ahead of his nearest competitor who trailed on 49,000, according to unofficial results from the election commission published by local media. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government

Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to accountThe Liberal Democrats have set up an internal “Reform watch” system to monitor Nigel Farage’s party in local government, with Ed Davey saying Labour and the Conservatives are too scared of the threat from Reform to hold it to account.The Lib Dem leader defended his party’s performance in last week’s local elections, saying council contests where they unexpectedly ended up behind Reform mainly happened because of a collapse in votes for other parties. Continue reading...

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1 week ago DAN HODGES: Labour MPs tell me Starmer is facing open rebellion. And I'm stunned at who they'd want to replace him as Prime Minister

Forget the hype surrounding the Trump trade deal, writes DAN HODGES. In the wake of the recent disastrous local election and by-election defeats, the patience of Labour MPs has snapped.

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2 w. ago Conservative party is fighting for its life, says former Tory cabinet minister

Simon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as party figures warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in dangerThe Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of future voters is “completely dead”, a former cabinet minister and leading thinktank director has said.Simon Clarke, an ally of Boris Johnson who backed Kemi Badenoch for the leadership last year, was among a string of former Tory ministers and serving MPs to tell the Guardian she faced removal by her party if she did not turn its fortunes around by next year’s local elections. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Davey urges Lib Dem councils to ‘speak with one voice’ on social care

The party leader addressed councillors following last week’s local elections.

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2 w. ago Solar farm at Merthyr school gets the go ahead from councillors

The plans say it will provide electricity to local schools as well as Prince Charles Hospital

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2 w. ago “Existential threat” to Labour as Starmer defends winter fuel cuts

Following 45 Labour MPs grouping together and a crushing local election result, The Division Bell discusses this last week in politics

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