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Local elections 2023: Timetable of key results and events

Votes will be counted overnight and during the next day.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Seven in 10 Scots do not care about coronation, survey suggests

YouGov surveyed more than 1,000 people in Scotland this month.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Here's how the six Scottish Tory MPs voted on the UK Illegal Migration Bill

THE UK Government’s Illegal Migration Bill, which critics say will create a de facto ban on seeking asylum in the country, has cleared the House…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 26, 2023

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Furious Tory MP calls for 'quasi prison' barge for asylum seekers to be scrapped

Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office plans - claims he wasn't consulted before Home Secretary Suella Braverman told him of the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

The real Rish! has been hiding in plain sight – don’t look for Mr Nice Guy within

Sunak and Starmer’s sloganeering made for a truly dismal PMQs that degrades us all

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Labour MP Jess Phillips under investigation over declaration of interests

Probe of shadow minister concerns registration of financial interests

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Manchester councillors in Zorro-style masks send out Voter ID warning in bizarre Twitter video

Manchester Evening News · Apr 26, 2023

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Lee Anderson had row with expelled Tory and dad of Game of Thrones star

Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson told ex-Tory councillor Sebastian Leslie to 'come outside and we'll sort it out' in row about MP Andrew Bridgen being kicked out of the party for comparing Covid jabs to the Holocaust

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Tory MP Lee Anderson 'challenges Scots Game of Thrones star's dad to fight'

LEE Anderson, the deputy chair of the Conservative party, challenged Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie’s dad to a fight amid a row over the…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 26, 2023

Scottish Tories in 'hiding' over 'immoral ban on asylum'

THE Scottish Tories are in “hiding” amid challenges from all other parties to stand up to the Government’s asylum crackdown.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 26, 2023

How many police officers are there in England and Wales? Recruitment programme reaches target

The Government has succeeded in hiring 20,951 more police officers since 2019, which takes the headcount to 149,572

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

SNP has been sending 'cold calls' to auditors as accounts deadline looms

The party is at risk of losing more than £1 million from House of Commons authorities if it does not appoint auditors by the end of next month.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023

Top Tory in ‘aggressive’ row with expelled MP and Game of Thrones star’s dad: ‘Outside and we’ll sort it!’

Angry altercation involving Lee Anderson and Andrew Bridgen in parliamentary dining room

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Theresa May accuses Suella Braverman of plan 'to keep more people enslaved'

The ex-prime minister said the Home Secretary's Illegal Migration Bill will prevent traffickers being prosecuted and consign innocent people to misery

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Grope row Tory Chris Pincher will quit as MP at next election

Tamworth MP Chris Pincher resigned as Deputy Chief Whip last summer after allegations he had drunkenly groped two men in a private members' club in London - in a scandal that set in motion the end of Boris Johnson's premiership

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Met chief clashes with senior Tory amid furious scenes in Commons

London police commissioner accused of bungling job and not being ‘very honest’ at committee session

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Lib Dem leader hopes for local election springboard to Westminster gains

Sir Ed Davey said voting trends in Tory heartlands should leave Rishi Sunak’s party strategists worried.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023

SNP minister insists controversial Not Proven verdict has no place in modern Scots justice system

The Scottish Government faces stiff opposition from lawyers on its plan to scrap juries on rape trials and rely only on judges.

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The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Police chief brands MP’s comments ‘personally offensive’ in fiery exchange

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley crossed swords with Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen expelled permanently from party

North West Leicestershire MP has sat as independent since losing Tory whip after comparing use of Covid jabs to Holocaust

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Former Tory MP Chris Pincher will not stand at next election

Boris Johnson’s ex-deputy chief whip, whose alleged misconduct was factor in PM’s resignation, will not contest Tamworth seat

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023

SNP attacks 'anti-democratic' Tory voter ID laws as millions face being denied ballot papers

Scots planning to vote at future UK-wide elections will be forced to bring a form of photo ID to polling stations due to a Tory law.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Ben Wallace urged to lay out response to Russian ‘spy ship’ in UK waters

Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone raised concerns about sightings of the Admiral Vladimirsky.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Braverman claims police are seen at times to be ‘supporting militant protesters’

The Home Secretary said there is a ‘damaging’ perception that officers are at times on the side of climate demonstrators.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Ex-Tory whip accused of groping to stand down at next election

Chris Pincher was at centre of controversy that sparked Boris Johnson’s downfall

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