Local elections: Long shadow of Gaza looms over key Lancashire battleground
Local election campaigns are often fought on local issues like bins and potholes, which councils have the power…
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MP: ‘Labour seen as party of migrants, minorities, and people on benefits’
Jonathan Hinder has suggested that “too many working-class people see Labour as the party of immigrants, minorities, those…
‘Birmingham’s bin strike underlines why public health matters. Labour should talk more about it’
The Birmingham bin strike proves the rule that public health rarely dominates the headlines for positive reasons. The…
Runcorn and Helsby: At least 150 Labour MPs visit – but Keir Starmer ain’t one
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has yet to visit Runcorn and Helsby during the by-election campaign, despite some MPs…
Mass vote losses to Lib Dems and Greens would cost Labour twice as many seats as mass Reform switch, survey claims
Labour could lose more seats from a large-scale defection to the Greens and Liberal Democrats than a similar-scale…
Mayor elections 2025: Poll results breakdown as YouGov predicts four Labour defeats
Labour is forecast to lose all four combined mayoral elections on May 1, according to polling by YouGov.…
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayor election: Nik Johnson on why he’s standing down and Anna Smith on knife-edge Labour-Tory fight to replace him
With local elections across parts of England less than a week away, I went to visit Cambridgeshire and…
Local elections expert predicts ‘bad night’ for Labour, with no net seat gains as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems advance
An election expert has predicted a “bad night” for Labour at the 2025 local elections next week, warning…
50,000 back MP’s petition for a wealth tax to raise cash instead of welfare cuts
A petition by a left-wing Labour MP calling for the government to abandon its welfare reforms in favour…
Where’s Keir? PM barely features in Labour party election broadcasts for the locals
Keir Starmer is notably absent from two recent Labour party election broadcasts for this year’s local elections, as…
