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What is tactical voting? Everything you need to know as Tories complain of Lib-Lab local election ‘pact’

Tories accuses Labour and Lib Dems of standing down candidates in areas where their support is weaker

The Independent UK

Party leaders among millions casting vote in local elections

Council seats are up for grabs in Scotland, Wales, London and many parts of England, while Northern Ireland is electing its new Assembly.

The Independent UK

Voters head to the polls across the UK to elect new local leaders

Thousands of council seats are up for grabs across England, Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland will elect Assembly members.

The Independent UK

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Johnson insists he has ‘right agenda’ for country as he faces electoral test

Boris Johnson faces a potentially bruising set of local contests but insisted he would still lead the Tories into the next general election.

The Independent UK

Johnson faces pressure as leaders begin final push ahead of Thursday’s elections

Cabinet minister George Eustice said Boris Johnson would be ‘very conscious’ of the mood among Tory MPs about his position.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news - live: Tories may lose ‘hundreds’ of seats, says elections guru

Council election candidates ask not to be punished for ‘mistakes made in Westminster’

The Independent UK

Party leaders make their pitch in last day of campaigning before local elections

Voters go to the polls in local elections on May 5

The Independent UK

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Lib Dem leader targets ‘blue wall’ in final day of campaigning

Local elections are being held across the country on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

Evening Standard

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey identifies Stockport as 'key' election target

Sir Ed Davey said he believed the Lib Dems could be a 'major force' in Greater Manchester.

Manchester Evening News

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey blasts Liverpool Labour as he eyes city hall

The Lib Dem boss has said the party are on their way to becoming a 'major force' in Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

The Independent UK

The Tories are terrified of a Labour-Lib Dem pact – and they’re right to be

Informal alliances between progressive parties help win seats. There’s no shame in working together, says Neal Lawson, director of campaign group Compass

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems are the real challengers in Neil Parish’s seat, says Ed Davey

Party to declare itself most likely to beat Tories in byelection, but leader denies pact with Labour

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The Independent UK

Labour and Lib Dems deny Tory accusations of local election pact

The claims from Conservative chair Oliver Dowden were branded ‘pretty desperate’ by Sir Ed Davey.

The Independent UK

Labour and Lib Dem leaders deny Tory claims of electoral pact ahead of crunch votes on Thursday

Claim seen as reflection of worries that traditional Conservative voters flirting with switch to Lib Dems

The Independent UK

Labour adverts attack Lib Dems for wanting to decriminalise drugs

But adverts include false claims about liberal policies

Evening Standard

Sir Ed Davey: Tax hikes now are the last thing Londoners need

Life’s been tough for Londoners lately. After all the sacrifices of the Covid pandemic, our city is now facing a cost-of-living emergency.

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The Independent UK

People feel unsafe amid ‘staggering fall’ in police stations – Lib Dems

New figures suggest a total of 217 police stations and counters in England and Wales were shut between 2015 to 2021.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to plead with ministers for ideas on cost of living as Britons face £10bn fuel cost hike

PM accused of being ‘completely out of ideas’

The Independent UK

Will Boris Johnson resign?

PM remains under pressure over series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown, 12 of which are under investigation by Met Police

Daily Mirror

Local Elections 2022: 4 battles to watch as Boris Johnson faces Partygate D-Day

Tories have already admitted that the 'drip, drip' of authority away from the Prime Minister in the event of further fines could damage the party at the local elections.

The Guardian - UK

‘It will be tough for us’: Lib Dems fight for ‘footholds’ in local elections

Party bolsters support around existing strongholds with leadership doubtful of winning new councils

The Independent UK

Rwanda asylum seekers plan is a ‘cynical distraction’ from partygate – Davey

The Liberal Democrat leader said the Government’s policy would not stop people smuggling.

Daily Mirror

Tories have failed NHS workers who face £3billion tax raid, Lib Dem leader says

Today the rise in national insurance came into force, with millions of workers and employers hit with a 1.25 percentage point increase.

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