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Votes being counted as Farage seeks to ‘smash the two-party system’

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK hopes to make gains at the expense of Labour and the Tories, with the Liberal Democrats and Greens also expecting successes.

Evening Standard

John Swinney urges all parties to ‘recommit’ to action on climate change

The Scottish First Minister condemned ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.

Evening Standard

Polls close in contests which could see Labour and Tories suffer losses

A parliamentary by-election, more than 1,600 council seats across 23 local authorities, four regional mayors and two local mayors are up for grabs.

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Polls close for local and mayoral elections in England and byelection result due

First mayoral race results expected around 2am with important Runcorn and Helsby byelection result about an hour later

The Guardian - UK

Local elections scorecard: How to judge a good - and disastrous - night for Labour, Reform and Tories

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent’s political editor David Maddox explains how we can judge whether each party has succeeded or failed in the elections on 1 May with help from renowned pollster Lord Hayward

The Independent UK

MPs Shout 'Shame!' After Reform UK Member Alleges Labour Minister Covered Up Grooming Gang Abuses

On Monday, Reform UK MP Lee Anderson accused Jess Phillips of partaking in the cover-up of the grooming gang members responsible for the Rotherham child trafficking ring.

International Business Times UK

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

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‘Net zero seats’ jibe aimed at Labour as voters head to polls

Voters will have until 10pm on Thursday to cast their ballots, including for a parliamentary by-election.

The Independent UK

Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides

The band’s rightwing critics are now cancel culture advocates, while defenders demand limitless free speech, says writer and podcaster Dorian Lynskey

The Guardian - UK

'Distraction from Gaza': Debate Night audience praised by Kneecap

AN audience member on BBC Scotland’s Debate Night has been praised by Kneecap after they intervened in a row calling for the band to be removed…

The National (Scotland)

Thursday briefing: What’s at stake for every party in England’s local elections?

In today’s newsletter: With more than 1,600 council seats and key mayoralties in play, Reform UK eyes its first chance at governance

The Guardian - UK

UK Local Elections Test Big Two Parties

Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.

International Business Times

Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls

Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means losses are likely.

The Independent UK

Starmer and Blair poles apart, an open goal at PMQs. Did KemiKaze score?

Of course she didn’t. Gifted on climate policy, she used all six of her questions to call for another child abuse inquiry

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The Conversation

People with neoliberal views are less likely to support climate-friendly policies – new research

Donald Trump won the US election on a campaign that included rolling back environmental laws. In the UK, Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has called the national net zero target “impossible”. And former prime minister Tony Blair has said the current approach of phasing out fossil fuels is “doomed to…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Of course I would let a man perform my mammogram — and this is why you should too

If a medical professional is about to save your life, what’s in their trousers should be the last thing on your mind. Kemi Badenoch is spreading unnecessary fear about an important health issue, and I think that’s beyond wicked.

Evening Standard

Tories ‘sat on their hands’ after inquiry into child sexual abuse, minister says

Dame Nia Griffith said the Government has ‘already announced a comprehensive set of plans’ to ‘prevent the horror of child sexual abuse’.

Evening Standard

Starmer and Badenoch clash as Labour and Tories brace for tough elections

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK hopes to take the Runcorn and Helsby seat in the Commons off Labour and scores of councillors off the Tories.

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Evening Standard

PM grilled on grooming gangs and record migrant Channel crossings in PMQs showdown ahead of local elections

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir insisted that the Government is more committed to delivering "truth and justice" for victims of rape grooming gangs than the Conservative Party

Evening Standard

Starmer rejects Tory claim of grooming gang ‘cover-up’ by Labour over inquiries

The Prime Minister said Labour is delivering justice after Kemi Badenoch accused the party of a cover-up and delays in grooming gang inquiries.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer denies Labour have ruled out scrapping two-child cap

KEIR Starmer has denied claims from sources within his own Government that Labour have ruled out abolishing the two-child benefit cap ...

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kneecap, you wanted to provoke people — now suck up the consequences

It would be deceiving the reader to suggest that I would recognise the work of the Belfast rap group, Kneecap, if I heard it on a loop in the lift, though if some of the stuff is indeed in the Irish language, it’s possible that would register with me. I’m…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage can talk the talk but can he walk the walk, May 1 local elections may tell

Commentary: The town hall polls could show whether the Reform UK leader can deliver for people and communities or if he is just one of Britain’s best ever campaigners at promising elusive sunlit uplands

The Independent UK

Watch in full: Keir Starmer grilled in parliament ahead of crunch local elections

Sir Keir Starmer faced questions from MPs in Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), a day before people head to the polls to vote in the local elections and the by-election in the Cheshire constituency of Runcorn and Helsby.

The Independent UK

Blair’s attack on net zero policies a ‘valid and important contribution’ – Reed

The former prime minister said any strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term is ‘doomed to fail’.

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