Jubilant Andy Burnham puts action on homelessness at heart of “new era” for Greater Manchester
Andy Burnham vowed to “take control” for Greater Manchester and to tackle the scourge of homelessness after being…
Local Government
Evening update: Corbyn spells out “historic challenge” facing Labour as council losses near 400
Labour has lost control of seven councils at the end of a sobering day for the party. Jeremy…
We are closing the gap on the Tories – Corbyn on Labour’s results
This is the full statement published by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tonight on the party’s local elections performance.…
Sion Simon blames voter doubts over Labour “values” after West Mids defeat
The Tories have scored a surprise victory over Labour’s Sion Simon in the West Midlands metro mayor contest.…
Local elections liveblog: Tories win West Midlands mayoralty as Burnham takes Manchester
9pm One final result from earlier – The Tories have won the metro mayor’s post in Cambridgeshire and…
It was a bad night for Labour but a worse one for UKIP – now we have four weeks to prove what the Tories are getting wrong
Labour members woke to difficult news this morning as early results from local elections streamed in. Overnight counting…
Tories claim shock victory on second preferences in Tees Valley
Labour has narrowly lost the metro mayor contest in the Tees Valley. Tory candidate Ben Houchen pulled off…
Rotheram claims landslide victory in Liverpool mayoral contest
Labour has won the Liverpool metro mayor’s contest with ease. Steve Rotheram, 55, won well over half of…
Labour has avoided a “wipeout” – but media have distorted Jeremy, says McDonnell
John McDonnell mounted a staunch defence of Jeremy Corbyn this morning after Labour posted a series of local…
8.30am latest: Labour loses more than 100 council seats as early results come in
Labour has suffered heavy losses in early results from the local elections as the Tories made strong gains.…
