Calls for tax ‘loopholes’ to be closed as Shell makes £1.4bn more than expected The business made 9.6 billion US dollars in earnings in the first three months of this year. The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Local elections 2023: Key councils to watch out for as England goes to the polls 8,000 councillors will be elected in unitary, borough and district councils taking place across England The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Rishi Sunak branded 'moron' and 'wretched little man' by HIS OWN Tory election candidate Jeremy Craig-Weston, who is standing as a Tory candidate in Thursday's council elections in Oldham, said he 'loathes' the PM, who he has branded a 'backstabbing scrote' Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Local elections are a test for Rishi Sunak’s comeback, and Keir Starmer’s strategy Behind the spin, the leaflets and the extensive game of expectations management played by all parties, today’s local elections are a key moment for both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer. Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for the Tories as council voters go to polls Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said the town hall polls were “an important step towards a Labour government that can change Britain for the better” Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
‘We won’t change our name for the King’ says London’s Prince Charles cinema before coronation ‘Not now, not ever’ they pledge Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
Labour candidate suspended over tweet accusing member of royal family of being sex offender Tweet on David Beckett’s profile said there is ‘not a chance in hell’ of him ‘swearing alleigance to a n****’ The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
King’s Coronation: The ups and downs at the start of Charles III’s reign A look at the personal struggles and difficulties faced by Charles after his accession to the throne following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
New calls for WASPI women to receive ‘fair and fast payment’ of any compensation recommendations Millions of women born in the 1950s were affected by the change to the State Pension age. Daily Record · May 4, 2023
Local elections in England live: polling station in Southampton closes after death of candidate – as it happened Graham Galton, a Conservative councillor running for Coxford ward, died on Thursday after voting had started The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023
Local elections 2023: The councils to watch Many of the seats being contested this year were last up for election in 2019, when the UK was still in the European Union. The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
People in Wales are reacting to the renaming of the England Coast Path "Talk me through how doing this is fine but reverting the Brecon Beacons to their historic name of Bannau Brycheiniog is not" Wales Online · May 4, 2023
Local elections 2023 – live: Early results show Labour gains as Tories brace for more losses Conservatives loses control of five councils including Plymouth The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Local elections 2023 – live: Voters head to the polls as Sunak faces first electoral test Local authority and and mayoral contests taking place across England The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for Tories as he faces local elections test Conservatives are trailing heavily behind Labour going into Thursday’s polls
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023 Local election polls open across England in ballot test for Sunak as PM Voting on more than 8,000 seats across 230 councils will involve UK’s first mass use of mandatory ID outside Northern Ireland
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 Polls open as Sunak faces local elections test Polls have opened across England, with Rishi Sunak set to face his first major electoral test since entering No10 just over six months ago.
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023 Thursday briefing: How parties will fare at the local elections – and where they go from here In today’s newsletter: Will the Tories tank? Will Labour really gain? Here’s a guide to make sense of the local elections, and what it means for the next general elections
Wales Online · May 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak predicts a hard night for Conservatives in today's elections “Good councillors will lose their seats because of all that has happened over the past year.”
Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023 Local elections 2023: When do polls close and what ID do you need? Across the country over 8,000 seats are up for grabs in 230 councils across England today - but under controversial new rules voters must take photo ID with them to cast a ballot
The Independent UK · May 3, 2023 Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for Tories as he faces local elections test The Prime Minister’s Conservatives are trailing heavily behind Labour going into Thursday’s polls.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2023 Starmer accused of being ‘shifty’ over timeline of Sue Gray hire Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove urged the Labour leader to ‘fess up’ about when he first approached the partygate investigator.
Evening Standard · May 3, 2023 Guardian editor apologises to BBC chairman Richard Sharp over ‘antisemitic’ cartoon The controversial piece depicted Mr Sharp, who is Jewish, with exaggeratedly large facial features
ABC News · May 3, 2023 Anthony Albanese visits AUKUS submarine facility while in the UK for King Charles’s coronation Anthony Albanese tours the AUKUS submarine facility in northern England and says he hopes the nuclear-powered submarine deal will provide the same kind of job opportunities that the car industry did for Australia after World War II.
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023 Rishi Sunak sends MPs away with a flurry of fibs at PMQs MPs vanish as Rish! turns PMQs into excruciating session of prime minister’s evasions