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Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.

Radio France Internationale

Is Nigel Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?

Runcorn win was much bigger than polls implied, suggesting overall effectiveness of ground campaign

The Guardian - UK

John Curtice gives verdict after Reform UK win Labour safe seat

POLLING expert Sir John Curtice said Reform UK “are in business” following their victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer told to ‘start listening’ as Reform makes big local election gains

Doncaster mayor warns PM after rightwing party secures wins in Lincolnshire, Runcorn and string of county councils

The Guardian - UK

Reform win sets new record for smallest by-election majority since 1945

The result at Runcorn & Helsby also marks Reform’s highest-ever share of the vote in a by-election.

Evening Standard

Reform UK win by-election by six votes after recount in major blow to Labour

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test…

The National (Scotland)

Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection

In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections

The Guardian - UK

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Six votes secure Reform’s dramatic win in Runcorn by-election

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer admits disappointment as Nigel Farage hails bombshell by-election victory and Reform snap up council seats

‘Reform are in business. They are a major challenge,’ says polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice

Evening Standard

Runcorn by-election: Reform narrowly wins in major blow to Sir Keir Starmer

Reform UK claimed victory in the seat in the early hours of Friday morning, after a full recount was conducted

The Independent UK

From the longest conclave to anti-popes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

“Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia

The Independent UK

Reform beats Labour by six votes to take Runcorn and Helsby

The by-election victory came on top of gains in local contests across England for Nigel Farage’s party.

Evening Standard

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

English local elections: Farage says ‘it’s the beginning of the end of the Conservative party’ after sweeping Reform wins – as it happened

Starmer acknowledges ‘disappointing’ results as Badenoch says it was ‘always going to be a very difficult set of elections’

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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.

The Independent UK

Reeves’s benefits cuts will hit red wall communities hardest, research reveals

Chancellor’s welfare cuts set to plunge 250,000 people into poverty

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Polls close for local and mayoral elections in England and byelection result due

First mayoral race results expected around 2am with important Runcorn and Helsby byelection result about an hour later

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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

Apple addresses tariff woes and AI problems as it reports strong results

Results topped expectations – but the company is facing a number of problems in the months to come

International Business Times UK

MPs Shout 'Shame!' After Reform UK Member Alleges Labour Minister Covered Up Grooming Gang Abuses

On Monday, Reform UK MP Lee Anderson accused Jess Phillips of partaking in the cover-up of the grooming gang members responsible for the Rotherham child trafficking ring.

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.

The Independent UK

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

Fresh blow for Starmer as Labour grandee hits out at government on immigration

Alan Johnson warned a crackdown on overseas students could shutter Britain’s world class universities as voters head to the polls for local elections

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