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Tories take refuge in fantasy as local election drubbing becomes clear

From party chair Richard Holden to Andrea Leadsom and Rish! himself, their denial verged on the delusional

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives' Harlow victory depends on councillor suspended for alleged Islamophobia

‘Their rush to reinstate individuals accused of spreading hate speaks volumes about their priorities’, says Hope Not Hate

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Tories stay calm as they hurtle towards electoral wipeout

I hate to be rude to the voters but this is shaping up to be quite a dull set of election results, in the sense that a lot of priors are being confirmed. A few reflections below:

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High Court Rules Latest UK Targets On Climate Unlawfully 'Vague'

The High Court ruled Friday that the UK government had acted unlawfully when it approved elements of its plans to meet net-zero targets based on "vague and unquantified" information.

International Business Times

Ben Houchen’s Tees Valley mayoralty win offers Rishi Sunak a lifeline

Defeat could have spurred Conservative rebels to move against prime minister

The Guardian - UK

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?

The UK Home Office has lost contact with more than half the people it wants to deport, has vowed to find them.

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Rishi Sunak summons university chiefs amid fears over antisemitism and Gaza campus protests

The Prime Minister is to meet vice chancellors at Downing Street to seek reassurance they are tackling antisemitism

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Blackpool verdict looks like electoral death sentence for Tories

Full results likely to point to potential drubbing for Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives at the general election

The Guardian - UK

Key points as local election results show major Tory losses

With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool byelection shows Labour is back in Brexit-voting areas

Result indicates sizeable Westminster majority, while Sunak has failed to recover ground since taking over from Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK

Disappearing migrants and street revolts. Sunak’s Rwanda round-up is just the mess we knew it would be

The policy has always been a sordid theatre of cruelty, and it is unravelling in ways that were entirely predictable, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Labour Makes Significant Gains In UK Local Elections

Labour gains in local elections put pressure on Conservatives, potential power shift ahead of general election.

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Friday briefing: Labour wins Blackpool South and Tories suffer heavy local election losses

In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland breaks down the winners and losers from the UK’s day at the polls

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hails Blackpool South win as result points to big Labour victory at general election

Pollsters say early results suggest Tories could lose half of council seats contested, putting party on course for as many as 500 losses

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Labour’s Claire Ward elected first mayor of East Midlands as Sunak gets boost in Tees Valley after Tory losses – live

Party source describes region as ‘beating heart of general election battleground’ as prime minister says Labour threw ‘lot of mud’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s future: Britain needs a general election, not another Tory leadership contest

Editorial: Selecting a fourth Conservative prime minister in two years would make this country even more of a laughing stock

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Polls close in local elections with Tories expecting heavy losses

Conservatives predicted to lose 500 council seats in England – about half the number they are defending

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Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind

Exclusive: decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’

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OPINION - It's hard to believe, but the Rwanda plan could work out for Rishi Sunak — and this is how

When the government in Dublin admitted this week that migrants are moving to Ireland from Britain because they are fearful of being sent to Rwanda, Rishi Sunak must have been delighted at such an electoral gift.

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Sunak backs police action as Jewish students condemn ‘toxic’ protests

PM backs action in case of disorder on campuses after claims that pro-Palestinian protests create hostile atmosphere

International Business Times

England Goes To The Polls In Key Local Elections

Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up the pressure on embattled Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The Guardian - UK

England local and mayoral elections: results to look out for and when

Results across 107 councils and in 10 mayoral votes will start coming in from the early hours of Friday

France 24

England, Wales vote in local elections as Tories brace for big losses

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local elections that will be the last big test before a UK general election that all indicators show will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years.

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Consider the toxicity Sadiq Khan has faced as mayor. If he wins again, what a credit to him and London

Bigoted attacks from the right became a new normal. It’s been a sorry spectacle, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losses

Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi Sunak’s future

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