News West of England mayor results unpacked as Labour clinch four-way race Helen Godwin has held the West of England mayoralty for Labour in a closely fought campaign, seeing off… Daniel Green 2nd May, 2025, 5:00 am
News Runcorn and Helsby by-election results: Recount ordered with ‘four votes in it’ A full recount has been ordered in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, with speculation just four votes could… Luke O'Reilly 2nd May, 2025, 3:52 am
News Labour holds North Tyneside mayor but vote halves as Reform come close Labour has held on to the mayoralty of North Tyneside, in a close-fought race against Reform which saw… Tom Belger 2nd May, 2025, 2:30 am
News Scottish Parliament elections 2026: Full list of Labour candidates for Holyrood Selection for Labour’s candidates for next year’s Scottish Parliament elections is well underway, with more than 20 chosen… Daniel Green 2nd May, 2025, 12:00 am
Comment ‘This May Day, Scotland has a government for working people again’ If solidarity has a sound it might well be the noise made by colliery bands. Right across our… Kirsty McNeill 1st May, 2025, 2:28 pm
News Local elections 2025: ‘How do Labour solve a problem like Reform?’ If recent national and local polling is anything to go by, Reform UK are in for a good… Cameron Garrett 1st May, 2025, 1:59 pm
Analysis Runcorn and Helsby by-election: Labour targets Tory voters to keep out Reform Karen Shore’s campaign are fighting for every vote as the by-election in Runcorn looks set to come down… Luke O'Reilly 1st May, 2025, 7:04 am
Comment ‘Record-high child homelessness should be a turning point for Labour’ Newly released government statistics this week confirm a national scandal: more people than ever are trapped in temporary… Alex Firth 1st May, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Tony Blair is wrong on net zero, and wrong on what voters think about it’ The Tony Blair Institute’s latest climate paper, The Climate Paradox, rightly acknowledges a significant truth – the climate… Ben Carter 30th April, 2025, 4:30 pm
Comment Ellie Reeves: ‘Local elections will be tough, but the choice is change or chaos with the Tories and Reform’ As the weather begins to brighten up ahead of polling day this Thursday, I want to thank our… Ellie Reeves 30th April, 2025, 7:19 am