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Gains for Reform and Liberal Democrats saw some councils left under no overall control

Exclusive: Seven in 10 voters feel ignored by politicians, fuelling the rise of Reform UK, a report by an influential group of Labour backers warns

In this new climate, having an enviable job, while not being a straight white man, is grounds for suspicion, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

In 1936, when the National Party was created through a merger of the United and Reform parties, there was a recognition among the power brokers that attracting women’s votes was crucial.

Editorial: Labour’s pivot to welfare cuts and targeting of rightwing voters has backfired. If the party leadership won’t adapt, the public will move on

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

Reform UK has officially taken control of Kent County Council following the party’s victory in May’s local elections.

Anti-environmentalism is gaining ground. Attacks on the net zero goal and hostility to conservation measures and anti-pollution targets are becoming more common. And, as recent election results have shown, these tactics are reshaping politics in Britain and across the west.

COMMENT: There is widespread public support, even among Nigel Farage’s supporters, for increasing community sentences for non-violent crime, writes Andrea Coomber, Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform

THE SNP and Scottish Labour have united to condemn a “blatantly racist” advert which Reform UK have ...

Editorial: Three decades on from Robert Putnam’s account of fraying social ties in the US, new research in Britain identifies similar dangers