17 m. ago Australian federal election 2025 live: Peter Dutton trailing in Dickson; Antony Green suggests ‘win or big win’ for Labor as Australia votes – latest news and updates

Voting booths have closed across Australia as early counting shows swing towards Labor. Follow today’s news liveElection 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat countsListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUnder a perfect blue sky perhaps more reminiscent of home than the customary grey of London, ex-pats in Britain have been queueing up to vote at Australia House.The wait to cast a ballot has been up to 30 minutes with the line snaking out of the entrance and up and down the pavement. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Farage sets sights on general election win as he hails "seismic" shift in British politics

Reform UK leader says his party’s next target will be Scottish and Welsh parliamentary contests

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16 h. ago Map: Where have Reform performed best in local council elections?

Results are still being counted, but Reform has already won majority control of seven councils and won hundreds of seats.

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17 h. ago Nigel Farage says Reform 'will win the next general election' as he celebrates victories

His party has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils

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20 h. ago Tories hail ‘significant’ mayoral election win after widespread losses

Party leader Kemi Badenoch previously warned the local elections would be tough for the Conservatives.

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22 h. ago English local elections live: Starmer admits results ‘disappointing’ as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory

PM says he will go ‘further and faster’ on change after Labour lose Runcorn byelection by six votesLocal elections: full mayoral and council resultsReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep | Marina Hyde

The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know itIt’s been a funny old decade. Just over 10 years ago, the comedian Russell Brand was lionised in some quarters for appearing on a Question Time panel with Nigel Farage, and producing what was widely, if bafflingly, interpreted as a brilliant zinger about the then Ukip leader. “He is a pound-shop Enoch Powell,” honked Brand, “and we gotta watch him.” Well now. Perhaps it takes someone who needs to be watched to know someone who needs to be watched. Mr Brand returned to the UK this week from the Florida base of his conspiracist Christian media outlet, appearing in court today on rape and sexual assault charges. He denies them.Anyway: the local elections, where the big thing that people said could never happen seems to be happening. Farage now leads Reform UK, which even last year used to be bundled in the “other” category by political pollsters –...

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer admits disappointment as Nigel Farage hails bombshell by

‘Reform are in business. They are a major challenge,’ says polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice

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23 h. ago English local elections: Starmer admits results ‘disappointing’ as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory – live

PM says he will go ‘further and faster’ on change after Labour lose Runcorn byelection by six votesLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview after she made a jibe at her rival's South African accent and said it shows she is 'not even from the country'

Dame Andrea Jenkyns used her mayoral election victory speech to declare that illegal immigrants should live in tents instead of hotels.

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24 h. ago Profile: Who is Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK’s first regional mayor?

In a speech following her victory, the 50-year-old said there would be ‘an end to soft touch Britain’.

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25 h. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview over 'dirty tricks' after her political rivals refused to shake her hand following victory

Dame Andrea Jenkyns used her mayoral election victory speech to declare that illegal immigrants should live in tents instead of hotels.

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25 h. ago Andrea Jenkyns storms out of interview over ‘divisive questioning’ after blistering victory speech

Reform MP Dame Andrea Jenkyns stormed out of an interview with Sky News after accusing the reporter of ‘divisive questioning’.

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27 h. ago Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out Sky News interview moments after election win

The former Tory MP angrily pushed away a Sky News microphone after being questioned over remarks in a spiky acceptance speech.

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27 h. ago Reform UK's new mayor storms out of TV interview after 'soul destroying' campaign

Reform UK mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns cut short a television interview with Sky News after being confronted with a speech she made following her victory

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27 h. ago English local elections: Tories reject claim Reform UK main opposition after ultra

Reform score victories including their first mayoral race and taking Runcorn with six votes in byelectionLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Microsoft hikes Xbox S Series prices, Harrods cyber attack and Reform's "big moment" in by

Watch today’s business headlines in less than two minutes as Nigel Farage party wins Runcorn and Helsby by-election, Harrods impacted by cyber attack and Xbox prices to go up £50.

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27 h. ago Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky News interview after spiky speech

New Reform mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns stormed out of a Sky News interview after being challenged over her decision to refer to a rival's accent in a spiky acceptance speech

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28 h. ago English local elections: Reform UK wins Runcorn byelection by six votes as Andrea Jenkyns becomes party’s first mayor – UK politics live

New MP Sarah Pochin pays tribute to Nigel Farage as ‘great leader’ as former Tory minister takes Greater Lincolnshire as mayor for Reform UKLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourReform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago 6 local election takeaways you missed from overnight as Nigel Farage gets huge win

From a full recount of votes at the Runcorn by-election to a blistering row between MPs on live TV, catch up on a dramatic night since polls closed for the local elections

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