11 h. ago JOHN CURTICE: 'Reform UK may have just enough support to win hundreds of seats from Tories'

Sir John Curtice - of the country's top elections experts - writes in The Mirror the Tories 'have the most to lose' when voters head to ballot box in next week's local elections

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27 h. ago Nigel Farage's Reform UK party would win a General Election held now, poll shows

The More in Common polling of over 16,000 voters suggests Labour could lose 246 MPs, including 10 Cabinet ministers, with major losses in the so-called red wall

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27 h. ago Hold a general election today and Reform UK would win, new poll suggests

Results from a poll show that Reform UK is on track to win a general election

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29 h. ago Reform on course to win most seats if election were held now, poll suggests

Labour could lose 246 seats, including 10 Cabinet ministers, according to a More in Common survey.

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51 h. ago Nigel Farage says Reform would prefer SNP to win next Holyrood election instead of Labour

The Reform UK leader has ruled out his party supporting any moves to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister.

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64 h. ago Social media influencers like Andrew Tate are fuelling rise in misogyny and sexism in our schools, teachers claim

Nearly three in five (59 per cent) teachers said they believe social media use has contributed to a deterioration in pupils' behaviour in schools, a new poll suggests.

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3 d. ago Reform UK 'in talks with Liz Truss' as Nigel Farage looks to take on 'The Blob'

After winning five seats at last summer's general election, Reform are seeking to win hundreds of council seats at next month's local elections in England.

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6 d. ago MAGA is surging in popularity among Republican Party members, polling shows

Trump says he’s ‘not, at all, surprised’ about the results of an NBC News poll suggesting his Make America Great Again movement has garnered an uptick in GOP support

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8 d. ago The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive | Kenan Malik

Condemning them as ‘sectarian’ is only adding to the clamour that they have no place in the westA poll suggests that most British Muslims identify more with their faith than with their nation. The head of the Saudi-backed Muslim World League counsels British Muslims to talk less about Gaza and more about domestic issues. Labour MP Tahir Ali is criticised for campaigning for a new airport in Mirpur in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir; he claims the criticisms have led to “Islamophobic” attacks. After push-back, the BBC changes a headline describing converts to Islam as “reverts”, a term some Muslims use to suggest that Islam is the natural state of humankind.Just a taster of debates about British Muslims over the past week. At the heart of each of these controversies is the question of how Muslims should relate to western societies, and western societies relate to them. For some, the answer is easy. On the one side, many claim Islam to be incompatible with western values and that allowing...

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1 week ago Reform will 'eat into old Labour vote in astonishing way' says Nigel Farage after by

Reform ousted Labour in a landslide victory in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Thursday night

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2 w. ago Conservatives should stand aside and let Reform win Runcorn by

The Runcorn and Helsby by-election next month will see both Reform and the Conservatives attempt to overturn Labour’s 15,000 vote majority in the safe seat

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2 w. ago Six in 10 people unhappy with NHS, poll reveals amid ‘startling collapse’ in public satisfaction with health service

Nearly one in 10 people feel they have been harmed by the health service in recent years, a new poll suggests

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3 w. ago Wisconsin supreme court race a litmus test for Elon Musk’s political power

The high-stakes race will determine which party will control a court that will rule on abortion and voting rightsA race to determine control of the Wisconsin supreme court that has profound stakes for voting, abortion and labor rights in the state, is also shaping up to be a litmus test of Elon Musk’s political power, making it one of the most consequential elections of Donald Trump’s second term.Liberals currently hold a 4-3 majority on the state supreme court, but the liberal justice Ann Walsh Bradley is retiring. Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, is facing off on Tuesday against the conservative judge Brad Schimel for the seat. The winner will determine which party has control of a court that is set to rule on the future of the state’s 1849 abortion ban, collective bargaining rights and the makeup of the state’s six congressional districts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australia to hold general elections on 3 May as Albanese seeks second term

Australia has not ousted a government after just a single term since 1931

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3 w. ago Takeaway fans spend £51K over a lifetime of treating themselves with £60 splashed a month

We all love a good takeaway, but some more than others, with a new poll suggesting Brits monthly budget on grub is over £50 a month as we ditch home cooking for the easy option

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3 w. ago Australia to hold general elections with inflation and a housing shortage major issues

Australians will go to the polls in May with high costs of living and a shortage of housing key issues likely weighing against the government

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3 w. ago Myanmar military chief reaffirms election plans and calls for opposition to join politics

Myanmar’s military chief used a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration to reaffirm plans to hold a general election by year’s end and call on opposition groups fighting the army to join in party politics

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