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Lucy Powell says Labour not ‘bold enough’ in office as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell said: ‘We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs.’

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Early tallies show Catherine Connolly surging ahead in Irish presidential poll

Counting began across the country at 9am on Saturday.

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Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leadership election

MP for Manchester Central had been seen as favourite ahead of rival Bridget Phillipson throughout contest

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Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says she wants Starmer to succeed but party must change – as it happened

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’

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The UK’s 15-year-scandal no government has gripped: grooming gangs explained

Stretching back to 2012, the government investigation into grooming gangs has a controversial history

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Counting begins in Ireland’s presidential election

The choice is between three candidates, one of whom withdrew from campaigning three weeks ago.

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Powell expected to be named Labour’s new deputy leader

Labour’s struggles in the polls have already led to some questions among backbenchers about Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the party.

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Protests on opposite sides of London amid police restrictions

Ukip supporters were blocked from meeting and marching near Whitechapel Station in east London.

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Chancellor declines to rule out income tax hike – reports

Raising the basic rate of income tax by 1p could raise around £8 billion, but would break a clear manifesto pledge.

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Expect more defections to Your Party in Scotland, Zarah Sultana says

The Your Party co-leader said she was in active talks with Scots politicians and hopes to make an announcement ‘very soon’.

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Local election wipeout would see off Starmer, MPs say after Caerphilly rout

Crushing defeat in Welsh byelection triggers renewed outpouring of anger and concern within Labour

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Met Police impose strict conditions on UKIP demonstration and counter-protest amid 'serious disorder' fears

Scotland Yard announced there would be an ‘increased visible police presence’ in London this weekend

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The Guardian view on the Caerphilly byelection: Labour’s collapse in its Welsh heartland signals a wider loss

Editorial: Plaid Cymru’s win in Caerphilly marks more than a local upset. It exposes the exhaustion of Labour’s moral imagination – and a deeper British crisis of purpose

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Who is Nick Tenconi? The Ukip leader whose party was banned from holding Tower Hamlets protest

Here’s everything we know about the Ukip leader

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Ukip moves protest to west London after police impose restrictions

Officers have issued more Public Order Act conditions to ‘prevent serious disorder and disruption’, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader

Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless Labour

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‘Reform didn’t have any idea about south Wales’: Plaid Cymru supporters celebrate byelection win

Welsh nationalists secured a hefty 47% of votes in what had been framed as a close two-horse race against Reform

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Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store

Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

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‘The world is watching Wales’ after by-election result, says Plaid’s new MS

Lindsay Whittle won the Caerphilly Senedd seat with a majority of 3,848 votes and a swing of almost 27% from Labour.

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What kind of country puts its pensioners ahead of children in poverty?

As long as a third of children are living below the poverty line, the government cannot justify keeping the pensions triple lock, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election win leaves Labour with ‘very tough fight’

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the result pointed to a ‘fractured political landscape’.

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Three councillors and top Scottish Green candidate defect to Your Party

The defectors hit out at the Scottish Greens leadership.

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Plaid Cymru’s victory in Caerphilly points to a new kind of electorate

The Welsh town’s byelection was a two-party race – but this time neither Labour nor the Conservatives were in it

The Guardian - UK

Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform – and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed

Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle Westminster

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Ireland votes for next president as polls predict landslide for Catherine Connolly

Leftwing independent widely expected to succeed Michael D Higgins, amid concerns about turnout and spoilt ballots

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