Poor poll projections ‘motivating’ Scottish Conservatives – Findlay Russell Findlay urged people to vote Scottish Conservative on the peach ballot paper. Evening Standard · Apr 25
Michelle O’Neill says she is ‘not fixated on titles’ amid Stormont reform talk The First Minister also described a ‘very challenging arrangement’ with the DUP in the Executive. Evening Standard · Apr 25
‘Nigel is mad to accept his money’: who is Christopher Harborne, the mystery billionaire bankrolling Reform? A crypto tycoon is giving record-breaking amounts to Farage’s party. But little is known about his motives The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
‘They deserve to lose’: Labour at risk of ‘red wall’ collapsing in May elections Voters in Barnsley, Sunderland and Wakefield express frustration with party amid strong Reform UK challenge The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
Labour local election losses to 'make life much tougher' for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Recent polls suggest both the Green Party and Reform UK are set to make gains across the capital Evening Standard · Apr 25
O’Neill says she will work to reform Stormont to ‘end the blockage on progress’ The Sinn Fein vice president delivered the keynote address on the first evening of the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Belfast. Evening Standard · Apr 24
Former boss of HIV Scotland admits embezzling £5,000 from charity Nathan Sparling, 35, spent the money on Ubers and Amazon deliveries for items including tech. Evening Standard · Apr 24
Martin Compston joins John Swinney to warn of ‘significant threat’ from Reform The actor campaigned for the SNP alongside the party’s leader in Greenock on Friday. Evening Standard · Apr 24
Welsh FM likens herself to canned cocktail while warning she could lose seat Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour, said in a video posted on social media there was a ‘danger’ of her losing to a Reform candidate. Evening Standard · Apr 24
Wales’s First Minister likens herself to canned cocktail while warning against Reform She used a mojito to represent Plaid Cymru The Independent UK · Apr 24
Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry Industry sceptical as Nigel Farage’s party goes on charm offensive to help win over former Labour heartlands The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
Rightwing populism is littered with broken promises. Its opponents need to make those failures count As Trump lurches from tariffs to wars and Farage makes unrealistic pledges about immigration, their impunity needs to end, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
Farage admits he hasn’t spoken to Trump for months as Reform leader questions president’s judgement The Reform UK leader previously suggested the US president had been badly advised ahead of military action The Independent UK · Apr 24
‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May? Anas Sarwar speaks to the Guardian about why he thinks the polls are wrong and how he hopes to end the SNP’s near 20-year dominance at Holyrood The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
Evening Standard · Apr 23 Martin Compston urges voters to back SNP to ‘keep Farage out of Scotland’ The Line Of Duty star accused Scottish Labour of wanting to do a deal with Reform UK after the Holyrood election.
Evening Standard · Apr 23 I want Reform to get ‘absolutely pumped’ in next month’s election – Anas Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader was again asked about claims he had approached Lord Malcolm Offord with an offer of working together to oust the SNP.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 ‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 The Preston model is not likely to unravel just yet Letters: Gerrard Raven thinks Andy Beckett is worrying unnecessarily, while Misia Newsome says Barnsley has been regenerated by an effective council. Plus a letter from Austen Lynch
The Conversation · Apr 23 Mandelson vetting: Starmer’s reluctance to engage with the details shows a lack of political leadership For all of Keir Starmer’s undoubted abilities, steady nerve and top-level experience in the legal profession, his tenure as prime minister has been fraught with difficulty. This is no doubt partly due to his limited enthusiasm for the (at times banal) realities of political leadership.
The Independent UK · Apr 23 Reform wins first Salford council seat after by-election slammed as ‘indefensible’ A local Reform member was able to trigger the early election using a little-known law
Evening Standard · Apr 23 Nigel Farage puts 'London mums' at heart of May local elections, claiming Reform is party for them Rival parties slammed the idea that Reform UK would best represent mothers in the capital
The Independent UK · Apr 23 Sadiq Khan warns voters may ‘punish’ Labour at local elections over Mandelson scandal IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 ‘This is not the country I moved to’: the British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’
The Independent UK · Apr 23 Labour risk being ‘stonked’ in London elections over Mandelson scandal, Sadiq Khan warns Labour mayor says he is ‘really frustrated’ about latest scandal’s impact on London voters
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour All signs point to a record low performance for Labour in May in what will be a moment of high jeopardy for Keir Starmer