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Local elections 2023: Key councils to watch out for as England goes to the polls

8,000 councillors will be elected in unitary, borough and district councils taking place across England

The Independent UK

England local elections going smoothly under new voter ID rules, say officials

‘No major issues’ reported so far, as most voters in Leicester say they were made well aware of change

The Guardian - UK

Alliance leader Naomi Long hits back at Northern Ireland secretary over Stormont budget remarks

She said that "rather than lecture and ignore his own flaws", Chris Heaton-Harris should work with Stormont parties

Belfast Live

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Rishi Sunak branded 'moron' and 'wretched little man' by HIS OWN Tory election candidate

Jeremy Craig-Weston, who is standing as a Tory candidate in Thursday's council elections in Oldham, said he 'loathes' the PM, who he has branded a 'backstabbing scrote'

Daily Mirror

OPINION - The Standard View: Local elections are a test for Rishi Sunak’s comeback, and Keir Starmer’s strategy

Behind the spin, the leaflets and the extensive game of expectations management played by all parties, today’s local elections are a key moment for both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown's think tank 'shamed for secrecy' as funding kept hidden

GORDON Brown’s think tank Our Scottish Future and campaign group These Islands are among the groups “named and shamed for their secrecy”…

The National (Scotland)

Mapped: Tactical voting targets dozens of ‘blue wall’ councils

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

The Independent UK

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DWP rejects calls for early access to State Pension for people diagnosed with a terminal illness

The SNP's Dave Doogan and other MPs urged the UK Government to change its rules around State Pension access.

Daily Record

Am I registered to vote? How to check if you can vote in today’s local elections

More than 8,000 seats up for grabs at 230 councils across England on Thursday 4th May

The Independent UK

Local Elections 2023 will see Conservatives lose control of South Gloucestershire predicts expert

Local elections are taking place today (May 4)

Bristol Post

Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for the Tories as council voters go to polls

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said the town hall polls were “an important step towards a Labour government that can change Britain for the better”

Evening Standard

Dogs at polling stations: Pups go viral on social media as local elections get underway

Twitter and Instagram are filled with pet pictures as Britian votes in local elections

Evening Standard

Senedd could probe Wales’ Covid response after Labour-Tory deal

The Welsh Government said it is right the decisions it took ‘are openly and properly scrutinised’ but continued to resist a full public inquiry.

The Independent UK

Labour candidate suspended over tweet accusing member of royal family of being sex offender

Tweet on David Beckett’s profile said there is ‘not a chance in hell’ of him ‘swearing alleigance to a n****’

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

More than half of schools disrupted by strikes - but Tories still won't reopen pay talks

NEU Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney said the row will only be resolved when the Education Secretary 'faces up to the responsibilities of her role' by restarting pay negotiations with unions

Daily Record

Labour and SNP slam Tories after Shell profits are £1.4bn more than expected

Labour Shadow Scotland Secretary Ian Murray said the profits were 'unearned' and called for a 'proper windfall tax' on large oil and gas companies.

Manchester Evening News

What your polling card is for and if you need to take it with you to vote in the local elections

Voters in England will head to the polls in the 2023 local elections on Thursday, May 4

Manchester Evening News

Why you vote with a pencil in the local elections 2023

Pencils are supplied at polling stations, but voters are free to bring their own pens

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Manchester Evening News

The forms of ID that will be accepted in the 2023 local elections

New national legislation means a valid form of photo ID must be presented in polling stations

The Independent UK

Local elections 2023: Timetable of key results and events

All declaration times are estimates and could change

The Independent UK

Local elections 2023: The councils to watch

Many of the seats being contested this year were last up for election in 2019, when the UK was still in the European Union.

The Independent UK

Former SNP spin doctor willing to gamble on no charges from police finance probe

Murray Foote speculated whether the inquiry is a ‘wild goose chase’ and branded it a ‘grotesque spectacle’.

The National (Scotland)

Former SNP communications chief predicts 'no charges' will follow police probe

A FORMER SNP communications chief has predicted that the SNP will face "no charges" at the conclusion of the police investigation into the…

Belfast Live

Donald Trump has his say on current Stormont impasse

The former US president commented on the deadlock at Stormont as he spoke to reporters on arrival at his Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare

Wales Online

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