4 h. ago Labour faces elections apocalypse in Wales as poll shows nationalists Plaid and Reform surging

First Minister Eluned Morgan could see her party reduced from its current 29 seats to just eight in a May election that would allow nationalists Plaid Cymru and the Greens take power.

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21 h. ago Catastrophic news for Labour in latest Senedd election poll as Wales on course for new leader

Labour appears to have less support than the Green Party

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40 h. ago MPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election

The petition was debated in parliament after a petition attracted more than one million signatures

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57 h. ago Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage's Reform UK on alert as rebel Labour MP threatens to trigger a by

Karl Turner, the MP for Kingston upon Hull East and a former barrister, said he was 'ashamed' of the Prime Minister over the 'ludicrous proposals'.

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6 d. ago Scottish Parliament election: Why Labour's 'idiotic' rebels are a gift to the SNP and Reform

By making Labour appear weak and divided, the rebel MPs are undermining their own cause

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6 d. ago SNP need to accept their independence drive is going nowhere and is holding Scotland back

As the Scottish Parliament election looms, Scottish Labour should not fear upsetting the ruling elites at Westminster as it seeks to challenge the SNP

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7 d. ago Dismal reading for Labour as latest UK poll sees them drop behind Tories and Reform pull further ahead

At a UK election Labour would slump to just six seats in Wales, new polling projection shows

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8 d. ago Labour drops behind Tories for first time since election ahead of make

Pressure on prime minister Keir Starmer as he trails Nigel Farage’s and Kemi Badnoch’s parties in key poll just months before elections in Scotland, Wales and English councils

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8 d. ago Starmer says UK ‘turning the corner’ at first Cabinet meeting of 2026

Labour faces a difficult set of elections in May in English local authorities and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.

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8 d. ago DAN HODGES: From Brexit to Venezuela, this week has proved there's a gaping hole where No 10's foreign policy should be

A couple of months after Sir Keir Starmer was elected I asked a Labour minister what the PM's foreign policy priorities would be. 'It's not about specifics,' he answered. 'It's more about a vision.'

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8 d. ago Car makers gave Brits billions in discounts in bid to tempt buyers to go electric

Manufacturers were forced to offer big incentives to boost sales of electric vehicles as the industry called for a Labour review of targets to be brought forward

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8 d. ago Stay oot of it! Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar warns 'unpopular' Keir Starmer to steer clear of Holyrood election campaign

In a direct criticism of the beleaguered Prime Minister and his national party leader, Mr Sarwar highlighted errors made by Sir Keir's Labour administration at Westminster.

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9 d. ago Food prices in supermarkets to fall as UK moves closer to Single Market to undo Brexit harm, says Starmer

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces a hammering in May elections

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9 d. ago Voices: ‘If Andy Burnham is the answer, we need a new question’: Readers on Labour’s leadership dilemma

Our community were split as polling suggested Andy Burnham has greater appeal to the wider electorate over Keir Starmer, sparking debate over whether Labour needs stability or a change at the top

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9 d. ago Brexit: Keir Starmer squares up to Nigel Farage with moves towards EU Single Market as he fights to stay PM

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces a hammering in May elections

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9 d. ago SNP chief pounces on Labour meltdown in Scotland by demanding new independence referendum if nationalists win May elections

The First Minister has set his party a target of winning at least 65 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament at the upcoming elections.

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9 d. ago Scots should be 'livid' if Keir Starmer refuses IndyRef2 after SNP election victory, says John Swinney

The First Minister urged SNP members to raise the £1.5m he believes is needed to take on better resourced parties like Labour and Reform during the election campaign.

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK to win eight seats in London at next General Election as Labour implodes

Full list of constituencies in the capital set to change hands in 2029, according to new survey

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9 d. ago Labour to plead Holyrood election not referendum on Keir Starmer's government as SNP's record on line

Anas Sarwar and John Swinney will give keynote speeches to kick off this year’s Holyrood election campaign.

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