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John Curtice: The state of play for Scottish parties a year out from Holyrood vote

IN a year’s time, Scots across the country will be queuing up at polling stations ready to cast their ballots in the Holyrood election.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK to be Scotland’s second largest party at Holyrood, poll suggests

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

Evening Standard

John Curtice: Local elections show Labour support is in free fall

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Local elections were ‘devastating’ for Labour, says top pollster John Curtice

Exclusive: Curtice warns that Starmer’s failings have opened the door for Reform, while fellow pollster Luke Tryl suggests the Tories only have 12 months to turn things around

The Independent UK

Voices: The real problem for Labour is why votes for the party collapsed in its own heartlands

VOICES: How the votes at the local elections were spread will give concern for Labour as much as Tories, says politics professor and electoral analyst Sir John Curtice

The Independent UK

Farage vows to ‘resist’ asylum hotels as Reform celebrates major gains

Mr Farage’s party has gained hundreds of seats and taken control of five councils.

Evening Standard

Farage hails Reform as ‘main opposition’ after gaining MP and councils

Reform UK has won Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils from the Conservatives and taken control of Durham County Council.

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Reform ‘now main opposition party’, says Farage

Sarah Pochin took the seat that Labour won with a majority of more than 14,000 last year by just six votes.

Evening Standard

Reform UK is main opposition party, Nigel Farage claims after election wins

Farage says his party has overtaken Tories after securing byelection victory, mayoralty and council seats

The Guardian - UK

Farage has ‘broken new ground’ with Runcorn win, Britain’s top pollster John Curtice says

Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform UK

The Independent UK

Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.

Radio France Internationale

John Curtice gives verdict after Reform UK win Labour safe seat

POLLING expert Sir John Curtice said Reform UK “are in business” following their victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election

The National (Scotland)

Senior Tories warn against deals with Reform as party braces for local election losses

Exclusive: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch under growing pressure over her stance towards Nigel Farage’s party

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage talks up Runcorn and Helsby by-election win on May 1: 'I feel the gap with Labour is closing'

Reform leader hopeful of win against Labour while Tories face losing hundreds of seats in the local elections in England

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Voters deserting Labour and Tories as Reform to claim hundreds of seats at local elections, top pollster says

Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice says the big winner of the local elections is already Nigel Farage, whose party he claims has ‘murdered the Tories’

The National (Scotland)

UK facing 'unprecedented' politics as Reform UK top polls, John Curtice says

THE UK is facing “unprecedented” political circumstances as voters turn away from both Labour and the Tories, polling expert Professor John…

The National (Scotland)

Supreme Court ruling risks reigniting SNP divide over transgender rights

THE Supreme Court’s ruling risks reigniting divides in the SNP over transgender rights, but its impact on the outcome of Holyrood 2026 remains to…

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice gives verdict as poll predicts huge pro-independence majority

PROFESSOR John Curtice has given his verdict on a new exclusive Holyrood poll for The National ...

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Will the bonds market bring down Donald Trump like it did Liz Truss?

IN FOCUS: Donald Trump’s dramatic row back on tariffs has echoes of Liz Truss’s downfall - but will the market turmoil affect his future in the White House? Alicja Hagopian reports

The Guardian - UK

On Britain’s election battleground, I learned what people want from Starmer: the change he promised them

With a byelection looming, the focus is on Runcorn where people voted for Labour in great numbers last year – but so far they feel short-changed, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland)

Operation Branchform 'may prevent pro-Yes majority in 2026', John Curtice warns

THE ongoing police probe into the SNP’s finances could prevent a pro-independence majority being returned at the Holyrood elections in 2026,…

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice speaks on John Swinney's plan to combat 'extreme right' in Scotland

PROFESSOR John Curtice has given his verdict on First Minister John Swinney’s calls for a cross-party conference to tackle the rise of the…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says he 'does not listen to polls or punters' as Labour support drops

KEIR Starmer has said he doesn’t not listen to "punters" or opinion polls when questioned on Labour’s dropping support in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

John Curtice delivers verdict after disastrous Holyrood poll for Scottish Labour

Polling expert John Curtice has delivered his verdict on a new poll which has predicted Scottish Labour are set for their worst election result…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour set for worst election since devolution, new poll shows

Scottish Labour are set for the worst election result since devolution, according to a new poll.

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