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Runcorn by-election on a knife-edge as recount takes place

Just four votes are thought to separate Reform and Labour in a seat which Sir Keir Starmer’s party held with a majority of almost 14,700 in 2024.

Evening Standard

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’.

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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.

The Independent 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

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

‘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.

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Farage calls for end to funding NHS through taxes - but fails to say how it should be paid for

Nigel Farage’s views on the NHS have consistently been a weak spot for Reform despite its rise in popularity

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage says he 'doesn't want' NHS to be publicly funded

NIGEL Farage has said that the NHS should not be fully publicly funded ...

The National (Scotland)

Local elections 2025: How a win for Reform could reshape the political landscape

ANALYSIS: After May 1, there might be no Conservative heartlands left in the country, writes Hannah Bunting

The Independent UK

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

Local election results live: Farage hails ‘end of two-party politics’ as Starmer and Badenoch apologise

Reform takes control of 10 councils, snatches dramatic victory in Runcorn by-election and wins two mayoral contests

The Independent 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

Nigel Farage's Reform party faces crucial test in local elections in the UK

Farage ran for election to the House of Commons eight times, losing every attempt until he was elected as an MP for the Clacton constituency in 2024.

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour and net zero politics: lean in and ignore bad advice

Editorial: Sir Tony Blair’s ill-conceived contribution to the climate debate was a political gift to Nigel Farage. But public support for the green transition remains strong

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK served with legal papers over bullying allegations

MP Rupert Lowe’s staff taking legal action over party’s internal report on bullying claims

The Guardian - UK

New wave of tactical voting to ‘stop Reform’ and hamper Farage in local elections

Exclusive: Rival political parties use suggestion of a Reform-Conservative alliance to target votes from centrist Tories

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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.

Evening Standard

Farage calls for national emergency over arrival of people from ‘alien’ cultures

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said billions of pounds are being spent on housing ‘undocumented males’ in hotels and rented accommodation.

The Independent UK

Why Canadians might want to beware what they have wished for with Mark Carney

NEWS ANALYSIS: Mark Carney has pulled off a stunning victory in Canada but his legacy in the UK from his time as governor of the Bank of England is mixed, David Maddox writes

The Conversation

Local elections: what would a good night look like for Nigel Farage’s Reform?

English local elections on May 1 mark the first time widespread voting has happened in the UK since last year’s general election. They are therefore the first big test for the Labour government – but also for Reform’s Nigel Farage. Farage has led his party into elections before but not…

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 Guardian - UK

Labour fights to hold on to Runcorn in byelection despite Reform surge

Labour candidate insists seat is ‘definitely still in play’ in first electoral test of Keir Starmer’s government

Evening Standard

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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