9 h. ago A Mamdani 2025 win could be costly: How the leftist win could shape the 2026 midterms

Traditional Democrats have sought to distance themselves from Mamdani, including high-profile New York lawmakers who have yet to endorse the party’s NYC mayoral nominee

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14 h. ago Readers' Letters: Leadership poll shows members' lack of faith in Greens 'cabal'

New leadership won’t make Scottish Greens more popular, reckons reader

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38 h. ago Middle class types wanting to soothe their liberal guilt and 'save the planet' are to blame for so much... and we all suffer for it: STEPHEN DAISLEY

Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, the new co-leaders of the Scottish Green Party, fill me with existential dread.

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44 h. ago ‘He’s trying to rig the midterms’: Trump intervenes to protect his allies in Congress

With elections next year, president is pushing extraordinary measures to ensure GOP maintains control of legislatureThey are more than a year away – a lifetime in today’s fast and furious political cycle. But one man is already paying attention, pulling the levers of power and trying to tip the scales of the 2026 midterm elections.Donald Trump has made clear that he is willing to bring the full weight of the White House to bear to prevent his Republican party losing control of the US Congress in the midterm elections next year, orchestrating a more direct and legally dubious intervention than any of his predecessors. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago More woe for Starmer as plan for votes aged 16 'will benefit Corbyn's party and Nigel Farage'

A poll has found the as-yet unnamed left-wing outfit launched by Jeremy Corbyn could suck up more than a fifth of support among 16 and 17-year olds.

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3 d. ago New Scottish Greens leaders Ross Greer, Gillian Mackay demand 'serious internal reform' after low turn

The election of the new co-leaders of the Scottish Greens has been overshadowed only one in eight members casing a vote.

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3 d. ago Scottish Greens mark ‘generational shift’ as Greer and Mackay become co

A ballot of party members saw the pair replace Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater at the helm.

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3 d. ago Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay announced as new Scottish Greens leaders to replace Patrick Harvie, Lorna Slater

The Scottish Greens have announced who has been elected as the new co-leaders.

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4 d. ago Welcome end to peak rail fares which will save money for people across Lanarkshire

Scottish Greens' Gillian Mackay and SNP's Clare Adamson have hailed the decision

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5 d. ago Greenock flat firebombed in 'despicable' attack as pensioner rushed to hospital

The 67-year old man was taken to hospital for treatment.

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6 d. ago John Curtice: Scottish Greens face threat from Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party in 2026 Scottish election

Success for Your Party in Scotland will hit the Scottish Greens more than Scottish Labour and the SNP, according to the polling guru.

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6 d. ago Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections, judge says

Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that Utah’s Republican lawmakers ‘intentionally stripped away’ the core standards and procedures of a 2018 voter-approved redistricting commission

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7 d. ago New Jeremy Corbyn party poses 'more of a threat' to Greens than Scottish Labour

EXCLUSIVE: Sir John Curtice said Your Party could take votes off Scotland's most left wing parties.

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7 d. ago Doomsday scenarios after Texas and California go nuclear on redistricting: See how it all plays out

A mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps would have implications far beyond the 2026 midterm elections, write John Bowden and Eric Garcia. The Independent illustrates, with interactive maps by Alicja Hagopian, what’s at stake for control of the US House of Representatives — and potentially the last two years of the Trump presidency.

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7 d. ago ‘Fire with fire’: The doomsday political scenarios after Texas and California launch their warheads over redistricting

A mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps would have implications far beyond the 2026 midterm elections, write John Bowden and Eric Garcia. The Independent’s interactive maps illustrate the Cold War-like scenarios at play between Democratic and Republican leaders for control of the US House of Representatives — and potentially the last two years of the Trump presidency.

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9 d. ago Eleven cabinet ministers at risk of losing seats as Corbyn's new party threatens to split vote

The Mail on Sunday understands that Mr Corbyn's new movement has already reached more than 700,000 'sign-ups' - nearly double the size of Labour's membership.

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1 week ago Anas Sarwar says Labour speaks for 'sensible majority' in Scotland after by

The Scottish Labour leader dismissed the threat posed by a new left-wing party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

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1 week ago Alarm for Keir Starmer as more than a quarter of Labour members will consider joining Jeremy Corbyn's new left

The Survation research found 28 per cent of Labour members would consider leaving the party for the outfit being set up by Mr Corbyn.

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1 week ago First branch of Jeremy Corbyn's new Your Party appears set to be created in Glasgow

The group says Scots are ‘champing at the bit for change’.

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1 week ago Diane Abbott says she advised Jeremy Corbyn against founding his new political party

Ms Abbott, who was shadow home secretary under Mr Corbyn, said she thought the first-past-the-post system would work against the new party

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