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6 days agoZack Polanski admits he did not vote at recent local elections
Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections after being unable to vote due to moving house and heightened security concerns.
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6 days agoGreta Thunberg, Hugh Bonneville sign letter defending Southbank Centre chair Misan Harriman
A petition supports Misan Harriman against claims that his remarks about a stabbing and Reform elections were dishonest or Holocaust-related.
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1 week agoThe towns and cities showing politics in England is splintering from two-party system
Labour lost control of many UK councils in local elections, weakening its London dominance and strengthening Reform and Green gains.
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1 week agoLabour's better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10
Labour’s local election losses are severe, but Keir Starmer is not resigning and is preparing a planned response while support is being reinforced.
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1 week agoHistoric Shift': Trump Ally Nigel Farage's Party Rocks UK in Shock Election Wave as Keir Starmer's Party Crushed
Labour lost nearly 260 council seats in local elections as Reform UK gained about 400, intensifying scrutiny of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and boosting Farage’s push toward 2029.
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1 week agoHistoric Shift': Trump Ally Nigel Farage's Party Rocks UK in Shock Election Wave as Keir Starmer's Party Crushed
Labour lost nearly 260 council seats in local elections as Reform UK gained about 400, intensifying scrutiny of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and boosting Farage’s push toward 2029.
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1 week agoHavering and Hackney voters choose opposing visions of change
Voters in Havering and Hackney chose different political directions, with Reform UK taking Havering council control and the Green Party winning Hackney’s first directly elected mayor and council majority.
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1 week agoPink hair and red herrings: viral quiz invites you to guess politicians' stripes from their photos
Guessing party affiliation from candidate appearance is unreliable, with stereotypes often misleading and correct identification rates varying widely by party and individual.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoKemi Badenoch channels her fantasies as she launches the Tories' local election campaign | John Crace
The Conservative Party launched a local election campaign with enthusiasm despite facing predicted electoral defeat, creating a surreal disconnect between their optimistic messaging and poor polling numbers.
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3 months agoA simple guide to the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales
Around 5,000 seats across 136 local councils will now be up for grabs, following the government's U-turn on council election delays. Ministers had granted 30 authorities permission to delay elections until May 2027 - including five areas where polls had already been put back from May 2025. But in February, the government said those elections would go ahead in May this year, following legal advice in the wake of a challenge from Reform UK.
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