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‘Promising signs’: Greens dominate in Bristol election

As party narrowly misses out on overall majority, co-leader says it has won spread of urban and rural seats

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t see a bright future’: under-30s on politics and voting in UK elections

Some are optimistic about a change of government after the next general election, while others are frustrated at the choices

The Guardian - UK

After this week’s squalid experiment, see voter ID for what it is: a Tory scam to steal elections

This exercise in shrinking the electorate to Conservative advantage must not be the new normal, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

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Blackpool verdict looks like electoral death sentence for Tories

Full results likely to point to potential drubbing for Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives at the general election

The Guardian - UK

Key points as local election results show major Tory losses

With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool byelection shows Labour is back in Brexit-voting areas

Result indicates sizeable Westminster majority, while Sunak has failed to recover ground since taking over from Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK

I have a cure for our ailing democracy: ban all donors, British and foreign. Run politics on membership fees

Our system is full of loopholes and vulnerable to millionaires’ and plutocrats’ demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer hails Blackpool South win as result points to big Labour victory at general election

Pollsters say early results suggest Tories could lose half of council seats contested, putting party on course for as many as 500 losses

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Claire Ward elected first mayor of East Midlands as Sunak gets boost in Tees Valley after Tory losses – live

Party source describes region as ‘beating heart of general election battleground’ as prime minister says Labour threw ‘lot of mud’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s future: Britain needs a general election, not another Tory leadership contest

Editorial: Selecting a fourth Conservative prime minister in two years would make this country even more of a laughing stock

The Guardian - UK

Polls close in local elections with Tories expecting heavy losses

Conservatives predicted to lose 500 council seats in England – about half the number they are defending

The Guardian - UK

Covid, chemtrails and climate: the wild ideas spread by Reform UK candidates

Some prospective parliamentary candidates have been found to hold fringe views that even the populist party says are ‘eccentric’

The Guardian - UK

SNP avoids another bruising leadership contest but relief will be short-lived

John Swinney faces series of immediate challenges, including rebuilding cross-party trust at Holyrood

The Guardian - UK

Make ministers declare WhatsApp contact with lobbyists, MPs say

Committee says use of WhatsApp should be banned on official devices unless there is transparency

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‘The SNP are in trouble’: Scottish voters on the drama at Holyrood

As John Swinney emerges as favourite to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader, Guardian readers share their views

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Watchdog rejects request to investigate Tory MP over City lobbying complaint

Parliamentary commissioner for standards says there was not sufficient evidence to justify opening investigation into John Baron

Evening Standard

Kate Forbes rules out SNP leadership bid in shock announcement

Announcement appears to clear path for former deputy first minister John Swinney to take over from Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and become Scotland’s next first minister

The Guardian - UK

Labour concern grows over donations to Vaughan Gething’s campaign in Wales

Welsh first minister urged to pay back £200,000 to firm whose owner was convicted of environmental crimes

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Tory MP Tom Hunt blames dyspraxia for losing vital photo ID he needed to vote in election

Ipswich MP Tom Hunt said people mocking him online for the error were "persecuting" him and warned them to be "very careful with their words”

International Business Times

England Goes To The Polls In Key Local Elections

Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up the pressure on embattled Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘The cost of student loans is dissuading those of us from working-class backgrounds from going to university’

College fees, free healthcare and transphobia proved to be meaty topics for these ‘Guardian-reading liberals’

International Business Times

John Swinney Announces Bid To Become Scotland's New First Minister

Scotland's former deputy first minister, John Swinney, announced on Thursday he would stand to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader of the country's governing Scottish National Party (SNP).

Evening Standard

John Swinney confirms bid to run for SNP leadership and become first minister

He was deputy first minister under Nicola Sturgeon, but has been on the backbenches since Humza Yousaf replaced her.

Evening Standard

When do polls close? Local Election deadlines explained

UK voters have a period of 15 hours to cast their ballot in person during today’s local elections

The Guardian - UK

Swinney expected to become Scotland’s first minister next week after Kate Forbes rules herself out – as it happened

Former finance secretary, who was narrowly beaten by Humza Yousaf in last year’s SNP leadership contest, has announced that she will not stand this time

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