3 h. ago Local elections face further delays as councils struggle to reorganise in time

Opposition parties say Labour is ‘scared of voters’ but government says merging authorities have voiced concernsLocal elections could be delayed again as merging councils lack the capacity for reorganisation, the government has announced, triggering claims from opposition parties that Labour is “scared of the voters”.Sixty-three council areas could opt to postpone elections until 2027 after some were already delayed until May 2026 as two-tier authorities are being combined into single unitary councils. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.

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12 h. ago Nigel Farage fumes at 'banana republic' Britain as Labour prepares to delay local council elections AGAIN until 2027

Ministers said they were asking 63 local authorities across England whether they want to postpone contests scheduled for May next year until 2027.

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15 h. ago Keir Starmer 'planning King's Speech immediately after local elections bloodbath' as he struggles to fend off leadership challenge

Keir Starmer is believed to be lining up the State Opening of Parliament for May 12 or 13 - less than a week from the polls.

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17 h. ago Starmer orders King’s Speech for week after May local elections

Many Labour MPs are reportedly bracing for the worst at the upcoming elections

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42 h. ago Labour set to be DESTROYED by Plaid and Reform in Wales elections, poll shows

Keir Starmer is set to be humiliated at local elections in May with his party evicted from the First Minister post in Wales for the first time since devolution.

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4 d. ago Andy Burnham hits back at claims he is plotting to replace Starmer as PM

The Greater Manchester mayor was responding to reports that he plans to run for a parliamentary seat before next May’s local elections to allow him to take over from Keir Starmer

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1 week ago Shock as third of new cars bought in Wales last year paid for by taxpayers and given to welfare claimants

A THIRD of new cars bought in Wales last year were paid for by taxpayers and given to welfare claimants, figures show. It highlights how the Motability scheme is fuelling the soaring benefits bill. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who uncovered the statistics, will say in a speech this week that the Tories would ban people...

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2 w. ago Festive welcome ready for German president from King and Queen at Windsor Castle

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender, will begin a three-day visit to the UK on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago What Tudor treasure now owned by Keir Starmer holds a tragic secret about Queen Elizabeth I and her executed mother Anne Boleyn?

Historian Kate Williams discusses one treasured item Elizabeth I wore until her dying day, which may signal her lasting love for her mother and a secret act of rebellion against her tyrannical father.

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2 w. ago Watchdog reveals reasons behind blunder that saw Budget details released early

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) released key details of the Budget more than half an hour before Rachel Reeves stood up to deliver her speech to Parliament last week

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2 w. ago There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer

Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EUKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomReport: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer saysAt the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills, protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields. This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest.The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the e...

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2 w. ago ‘He massages Trump’s basest instincts’: why is Fifa’s Gianni Infantino cosying up to the US president?

For a man who insists football isn’t political, the Fifa boss is putting a lot of effort into into courting the most divisive politician on EarthGianni Infantino was 18 years old the first time he ran for office. It was a presidential election at FC Brig-Glis, the local amateur football club in the small Swiss town where he grew up. Running against two older men, and with no discernible footballing record of his own, the little red-haired kid with freckles was, unsurprisingly, the rank outsider in the race.But he had a vision. He had a ferocious work ethic, boundless enthusiasm, well-established networks in the town’s Italian immigrant community. And even at this tender age, he had a flair for an eye-catching scheme. To the shock of many veterans at the club, Infantino surged to victory: partly on the back of his pledge to attract new sponsors and revenue streams, and partly on something more tangible. Infantino promised that if he won, his mother Maria would wash all the players’ k...

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2 w. ago Adolf Hitler 'sweeps to power' in local election after saying his name is 'totally normal'

Adolf Hitler has cruised to his fifth straight election victory in Namibia but the politician will now be adjusting his shocking name, despite claiming he grew up seeing it as 'totally normal'

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2 w. ago Adolf Hitler storms to victory at the polls: Namibian politician named after Nazi dictator retains his seat with huge majority

Adolf Hitler Uunona went viral during Namibia's local elections in 2020 where he won by a landslide. And he retained his seat this week with another huge majority.

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3 w. ago Namibia politician Adolf Hitler changes controversial name in election bombshell

A Namibian politician named Adolf Hitler has chosen to drop his second name ahead of a local election - this is a breaking story

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3 w. ago West Lothian electrical firm makes fourth promotion of busy year

Livingston-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE) have appointed long-serving Calvin Dodds as its new Automation and Controls Manager.

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3 w. ago Andrew should give ‘relevant information’ to US Epstein probe, Starmer suggests

The Prime Minister declined to comment on the former prince, but said in general anyone with relevant details should provide them.

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3 w. ago Former local election candidate in Stockport murdered his ex

Martin Suter - a former Green Party member in Stockport - has been jailed for life

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3 w. ago Reform UK fall short of first election win in Scotland after defeat to the Tories

The Tories pipped Reform in a close local by-election contest.

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