What’s behind surge in support for Reform and Greens across England? Five key takeaways Significant gains this week lay bare an increasingly fragmented political system The Guardian - UK · May 10
Don’t let Farage and Reform divide us, Labour’s Sarwar urges Holyrood leaders Scottish Labour leader says he aims to hold SNP to account after his party tied for second with Reform in elections The Guardian - UK · May 10
Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says Reform’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, seeks to present issue as irrelevant in interview with Laura Kuenssberg The Guardian - UK · May 10
UK in chaos: A warning for Dems? Two years after the British Labour Party’s “landslide” win, a crushing defeat threatens its future Salon · May 10
‘Better the devil you know’: former Labour voters in Birmingham unsure about replacing Starmer Focus group sceptical that replacing Keir Starmer would improve party’s fortunes, with some drawn to Reform or the Greens The Guardian - UK · May 10
Downing Street rally asks ‘silent majority’ to fight antisemitism Open letter criticising invitation to Nigel Farage warns of association with ‘racism and inflammatory rhetoric’ The Guardian - UK · May 10
Labour MP says she will trigger leadership contest by Monday if cabinet does not launch challenge – as it happened Catherine West says she will try to get the necessary signatures herself to trigger a leadership contest The Guardian - UK · May 9
Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’ The Guardian - UK · May 9
British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses Labour party loses more than 1,400 English council seats and crashes out in Welsh and Scottish parliament votes The Guardian - UK · May 9
The SNP may have won again but Scottish politics has been upended Public frustration gave the SNP a muted victory, while Labour tied with Reform for second and the Greens claimed a ‘seismic’ result The Guardian - UK · May 9
John Swinney urges Starmer to show Scotland ‘greater respect’ after SNP victory Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten in election as count puts his party on 17 seats, a tie with Reform The Guardian - UK · May 9
Reform Wins Big in British Local Elections, Reshaping the U.K. Right Labour and the Tories both suffered huge blows. Is a political realignment underway? Reason · May 8
Reform on course for general election win, claims triumphant Farage IN FULL The Independent UK · May 8
Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers local election losses Labour lost hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England in early results. Evening Standard · May 8
The Guardian - UK · May 8 Friday briefing: What the local election results tell us so far In today’s newsletter: gains for Reform and losses for Labour in early results, but experts say overall picture underlines ‘the fracturing of British politics’
The Independent UK · May 8 Labour MP calls for Starmer to step down after wife loses council seat to Reform IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 8 Reform take from the Conservatives in first council gain of local elections IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 8 Labour and Reform ‘utterly trounced’, says Conservative leader in Harlow IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 8 When Welsh election results are due to be announced as counting begins IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 8 Labour loses control of Southampton – the seventh local authority it has lost so far IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 8 One year in, here’s what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list and what has he done so far Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing
The Independent UK · May 8 David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100 David Attenborough, the world’s most famous wildlife presenter, is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday
The Conversation · May 8 English local elections 2026: a story of a new kind of politics Every election is a storytelling contest, with campaigning parties competing to frame the plot. This year’s local elections, the largest test of voters’ mood since the 2024 general election, have been dominated by two master-narratives.
Evening Standard · May 8 Farage says Reform on course for general election win after early local gains Labour was haemorrhaging council seats in local elections across England in bleak results for Sir Keir Starmer.