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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Scotland’s main political party leaders set for first TV debate of election

The leaders will be asked questions in front of a live studio audience.

Evening Standard

Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch

Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-elected

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK local election candidate was twice disciplined by Tories over ‘racist comments’

Tories disowned Derek Bullock in 2023 after he allegedly used a racial slur to called for people of Pakistani heritage to be shot

The Guardian - UK

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The religious right and the perversion of faith

Letter: Christian nationalism has as little to do with the true values of Christianity as national socialism has to do with the values of socialism, says Rev Prof Nick Ross

The Guardian - UK

Lord Mandelson facing fine of up to £300 after urinating in street

Kensington and Chelsea council is seeking to issue a fixed-penalty notice over the incident in Notting Hill, west London, in November.

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski's Greens storm onto Nigel Farage's Reform turf winning in Kent ahead of May elections

Green strategists believe that some voters desperate for change are switching to their party from Reform as they offer a more appealing message and policies

Evening Standard

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trials

The Guardian - UK

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Fact check: Did Reform UK break its promises on council tax?

Part of Full Fact’s work fact checking claims about the local elections.

Evening Standard

SNP’s first refusal housing pledge will not fix broken system, Anas Sarwar says

The Scottish Labour leader said his party will act to ‘drive down the cost of rent and mortgages’.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage unveils ‘Vote Reform. Get Starmer out’ slogan

The party leader took aim at Sir Keir Starmer, branding him the ‘most unpopular prime minister in living memory’

Evening Standard

Not just about Gaza: the Muslim voters turning from Labour to the Greens

Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Second London Green Party election candidate quits after sharing conspiracy theories about Jewish people

Bernard Mani, who was due to stand in Lewisham on May 7, also allegedly tore down balloons put up in solidarity with Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas

Evening Standard

Greens more extreme than Reform, says Scottish Tory leader

Russell Findlay highlighted one Greens candidate calling for the abolition of prisons and plans to ‘effectively’ legalise cocaine and heroin.

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon opens up on arrest, divorce and ‘secret rendezvous’

The former Scottish first minister discussed her personal and professional life on STV’s The Assembly.

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The Guardian - UK

‘No more bending to Westminster’s will’ if Plaid Cymru wins power, leader vows

Rhun ap Iorwerth launches party’s manifesto and says he is unconcerned by Reform UK threat in Welsh elections

Evening Standard

Sarwar’s £100m emergency aid package to help Scots through Gulf crisis

The Scottish Labour leader announced action to help households and businesses after the conflict in the Middle East has seen prices soar.

The Guardian - UK

‘They will not get my vote this year’: Birmingham focus group shows shift from Labour support

Previous Labour voters in Yardley discuss issues including cost of living, public services and the Iran war

The Guardian - UK

Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time

Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Evening Standard

‘Extremist’ Reform could replace Tories as opposition, veteran MSP warns

Liz Smith, who is stepping down after nearly 20 years at Holyrood, admitted concerns over her party’s ability to rebuild trust with voters.

Evening Standard

Woman urges Swinney to boycott Israel as interview interrupted

The First Minister was visiting the Western Isles on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Londoners may regret protest votes for Reform or Greens in local elections, says Sadiq Khan

Exclusive: Capital’s mayor warns people not to use next month’s elections as a referendum on Labour’s progress

The Independent UK

Boss of Leon says Labour is ‘killing the restaurant industry’

More than 1,000 restaurants close each year as employers are hit with rises in the minimum wage, national living wage, national insurance contributions and pension auto-enrolment

Evening Standard

Tory manifesto pledges would require ‘substantial cutbacks’, says think tank

The Tories pledged to cut taxes and business rates.

The Guardian - UK

Charity cleared after false claims online over migrant welcome project

Watchdog finds allegations against City of Sanctuary UK were misleading after complaint from Tory MP

The Guardian - UK

Reform cold calling public in bid to find ‘paper’ candidates for local elections

Guardian journalist among those to get surprise request, though Farage denies party are ‘begging’ people to stand

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