Local elections: Bolton Labour largest party but not in overall control
Labour has made key gains in Bolton in this year’s local elections to become the largest party on…
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Local elections: Labour wins overall control of Stoke-on-Trent council
Labour has won overall control of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in this year’s local elections, in the party’s second…
Local election 2023 full results: Labour councils won, held and lost
Labour has gained more than 500 councillors and taken control of 22 councils in this year’s local elections,…
Local elections: Middlesbrough Labour’s Chris Cooke elected mayor
Labour has won a mayoral election in Middlesbrough with a result “beyond our expectations”, in a victory that…
Local elections: ‘Seismic’ Labour win in bellwether Plymouth council
Labour has gained overall control of Plymouth in the local elections, marking the first council of the night…
Local elections: Labour advances in North West Leicestershire, Hartlepool, Tamworth
Labour has replaced the Conservatives as the largest party in Hartlepool, failing to take overall control but making…
Local elections: Labour hold early North and Midlands councils to declare
Labour has held control of the first string of Labour-run councils to declare their results in the North…
Keir goes cold on tuition fee vow, public utilities and tax and spend
Keir Starmer toured the broadcast studios this morning, highlighting a well-timed Labour plea for a tougher windfall tax…
Gordon Brown memoir: We won the battle to escape recession but we lost the war to build something better
This is an extract from the introduction to Gordon Brown’s memoir, My Life, Our Times, which is published…
Laura Smith: Politics isn’t geared up for people like me – but by being in parliament I can make a difference
The most common questions I am asked is how do you do this job with young children? How…
