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UK Conservatives lose London strongholds, in blow to Johnson

Britain’s governing Conservatives suffered losses in their few London strongholds in local elections

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

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 · May 5, 2022

Local elections 2022: Polling stations open in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Millions of voters expected to cast ballots in council seats and Northern Ireland assembly election

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

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 · May 2, 2022

Split vote threat to left in Thursday’s elections as ‘progressives’ outnumber conservatives by two to one

Tories are the sole right-of-centre party facing three ‘progressive’ choices in more than four out of 10 contests in England

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

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 · May 1, 2022

Local election results times: Hour-by-hour guide to when key battles will be announced

The local elections 2022 mean more than 5,000 council seats are up for grabs in England, Scotland and Wales in the first ballot box test for Boris Johnson since Partygate. We take you through the areas to watch

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2022

Speaker calls for 'radical' reform of Parliament after porngate

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is looking at a range of options

Manchester Evening News · May 1, 2022

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 · May 1, 2022