45 m. ago Local elections live: Millions go to polls across the country in major test for Labour, Reform and Tories

Voters casting ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

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92 m. ago Local elections live: Reform aim to deal major blow to Keir Starmer as voters across England head to the polls in council, mayoral and Runcorn & Helsby by

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage as voters in England head to the polls in local and mayoral elections as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.

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2 h. ago Local elections live: Millions to vote across the country as polls open

Voters casting ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

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2 h. ago Local elections 2025 LIVE: Latest updates as polls open across England

Sir Keir Starmer faces his first test since taking power last year with two electoral challenges - a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby and local elections across England

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4 h. ago Local elections live: Polls to open in Starmer’s first major ballot box test as PM

Voters to cast ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

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18 h. ago Local elections live: ‘Labour are toast’ warns former Blair adviser ahead of polling day after net zero clash

Voters in 23 local authorities to head to polls on Thursday

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20 h. ago Tony Blair’s climate crisis views ‘absolutely aligned’ with government policy, Starmer says – UK politics live

PM says he and Blair aligned ‘if you look at the detail of what he said’PMQs is starting soon.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Local elections live: Starmer taunts Farage over Liz Truss ‘advising Reform’ ahead of polling day

Sir Keir Starmer facing final PMQs in the Commons ahead of crunch elections

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21 h. ago Watch live: Keir Starmer grilled in parliament ahead of crunch local elections

Sir Keir Starmer is facing questions from MPs in this week's Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), a day before people head to the polls to vote in the local elections and the by-election in the Cheshire constituency of Runcorn and Helsby.

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23 h. ago Local elections live: Net zero row breaks out ahead of polling day after Blair’s last

Sir Keir Starmer to face his final PMQs in the Commons ahead of crunch elections

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25 h. ago Local elections live: Final day of campaigning begins with Farage’s Reform expected to take hundreds of seats

Sir Keir Starmer to face his final PMQs in the Commons ahead of crunch elections

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43 h. ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Plan to phase out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago ‘No safe seat’: could Democrats make Florida a swing state again?

Democratic candidates cutting in to GOP leads in local elections and protests against Trump provide faint pathUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats in Florida believe that strong performances in two congressional races this month have erected signposts towards restoring its status as a crucial swing state.It might appear a lofty conviction given no Democratic candidate has won a statewide election since 2018, and any remaining notion of Florida being purple was dispelled by Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris by more than 13 percentage points in November. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Key seats to watch in the 2025 local elections and why they matter

Will a string of controversial policies be Labour’s downfall at the ballot box? And will Reform surge ahead leaving the Tories in their wake as pollsters predict? Kate Devlin looks at where the votes will count the most on May 1

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5 d. ago Reform facing humiliation as Andrea Jenkyns still not cleared to run for Lincolnshire mayor with days until election

With just days to go before voters go to the ballot box in Lincolnshire to elect a new mayor a decision has been deferred on whether Reform’s Dame Andrea Jenkyns meets residency qualification criteria to stand as mayor

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1 week 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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1 week ago Local elections 2025: Tories face losing hundreds of seats, top election expert suggests

In an article for The Mirror, Professor Sir John Curtice says Conservatives have the 'most to lose' when voters head to the ballot box in local elections on May 1

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1 week ago Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda

Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’Protesters poured into the streets of cities and towns across the United States again on Saturday, in the second wave of protests this month, as organizers seek to turn discontent with Donald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into action at the ballot box.By early afternoon, large protests were under way in Washington, New York and Chicago, with images of crowds cascading across social networks showing additional demonstrations in Rhode Island, Maryland, Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, California and Pennsylvania, among others. Americans abroad also signaled their opposition to the Trump agenda in Dublin, Ireland, and other cities. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ted Cruz admits if Trump’s tariff gamble backfires, it could cost Republicans politically

Senator said he supported president but worries any recession could cause 2026 ‘bloodbath’ for Republicans at the ballot box

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