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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Local election scenarios: what would a good result look like for each party?

How to interpret the outcome of what could be a pivotal night for both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Chaos at Holyrood as Douglas Ross leads Tory jeers against SNP depute leader

HOLYROOD’S chamber descended into farce on Wednesday after Douglas Ross refused to stop jeering at SNP depute leader Keith Brown to give way…

The National (Scotland)

Trump: Sturgeon is a ‘negative force’ who ‘hurt Scotland’

The former US president commented on the former first minister as he visited his golf resort at Turnberry in South Ayrshire.

The Independent UK

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Tight local election battle nears finish line in one of UK's richest neighbourhoods

Voters will go to the polls tomorrow to elect three councillors for the next four years

Liverpool Echo

Starmer says 1.7m people face higher mortgages as Tories used money like ‘casino chips’

‘Nearly a million people, paying more on their mortgage each month because his party used their money as a casino chip,’ Sir Keir told Rishi Sunak at PMQs

The Independent UK

Scottish Tory leader condemns SNP ‘secrecy, spin and cover ups’

Douglas Ross’s attack came after First Minister Humza Yousaf failed to attend Holyrood to take part in a debate about his party’s transparency.

The Independent UK

‘We need to support younger people to see why voting still matters’

Writing for The Mirror, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says not enough is being done to engage young people in politics especially now Voter ID presents another barrier to voting

Daily Mirror

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Shades of Gray: what does appointment say about Starmer?

The row over senior civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff for the Labour Party has further intensified, with allies insisting that she is facing “a political witch hunt” over an inquiry into her departure from Whitehall.

The Week

Young people want elections extended over a WEEK and option to vote online, MP says

Kim Leadbeater criticised the Government for not doing enough to engage youngsters in politics ahead of tomorrow's local elections and said the introduction of Voter ID was 'extremely worrying' as it risked being an extra barrier

Daily Mirror

Revealed: senior Tory MP was paid £2,000 a month by lobbying firm

Bim Afolami ran a group calling for Rishi Sunak to overhaul the UK’s regulatory system

The Guardian - UK

Damning report criticises failures in Plaid Cymru's handling of sexual harassment

The party has said it is 'deeply sorry' after a report found there were 'too many instances of bad behaviour by elected members'

Wales Online

Yousaf dismisses Salmond’s Stone of Destiny ‘standoff’ plan

The First Minister oversaw a ceremony last week which saw the ancient artefact removed from Edinburgh Castle for use in the King’s coronation.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Parties play the local elections expectations game because it works

Perhaps my favourite aspect of economics is how expectations can become reality. If enough people believe something – say about the value of a commodity – it will often shift to that new price. In a world of randomness and chaos, I find it strangely satisfying.

Evening Standard

Tory council and police chief raise concerns about asylum seeker barge

Dorset Council and the local police and crime commissioner said the Home Office has failed to answer questions about the Portland Port barge plan.

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Nottingham Post

'A dilemma' in one of few Conservative controlled wards in Gedling borough ahead of vote

Some people are 'split'

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer will no longer scrap tuition fees. Just what does his Labour party stand for?

No leader of a major party has so comprehensively junked their leadership platform in British democratic history, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak grilled on whether Tories have 'had it' and need 'period out of power'

The Prime Minister was also grilled on the staggering amounts of Covid fraud on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show... as he launches the Government's own fraud strategy

The Independent UK

Sunak defends praise for Raab ‘record’ in wake of resignation

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The Independent UK

Mapped: Dozens of ‘blue wall’ councils being targeted by tactical voters

Exclusive: Research shows there are 39 Tory-held councils in the South where the left-leaning vote outstrips the vote for right-wing parties

Bristol Post

Bristol mayor to be replaced by council leader after local elections next year

Bristol City Council is moving to a committee model of governance and scrapping the role of mayor

Daily Mirror

Maths-obsessed Rishi Sunak humiliated after getting stats wrong in Commons

In a further embarrassing turn of events, official fact-checking website Full Fact instantly debunked two more incorrect claims Rishi Sunak has made at PMQs sessions

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool gearing up to run most significant election in years

Voters go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new city council

Daily Mirror

'Rogues' gallery' of 12 controversial candidates on ballot papers thanks to Tories

The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer

Evening Standard

What are the new anti-protest laws fast-tracked before the coronation?

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has introduced legislation involving tougher sentences being given to anyone participating in disruptive action at major events

The Independent UK

Starmer criticises Tory record on mortgages and housing ahead of local elections

The Labour leader said Conservative councillors ‘simply don’t want to build the houses local people need’.

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