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Badenoch v Burnham: new battle lines drawn as the leaders face off

Badenoch, now flanked at PMQs by a mix of centrists and rightwing hawks, may be rethinking the gloves-off style used against Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2

‘Burnham bounce’ is over, pollsters warn

Exclusive: Polling experts say the boost Labour received from changing prime minister is not enough to win a general election

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Kemi Badenoch’s weird week: defence of ex-neo-Nazi raises questions over Tory direction

Some in party are delighted by leader’s tack rightwards but opponents have savoured latest Conservative controversy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Millions head to polls in UK as Starmer faces pressure over Labour slump

As voters in Scotland and Wales elect their national parliaments and 5,000 seats are contested in local elections in parts of England, the pressure is on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with right-wing populists Reform and the Greens predicted to make gains.

Radio France Internationale · May 7

Polanski criticised for reposting comment suggesting police arresting Golders Greens suspect used excessive force – as it happened

Home Office minister says ‘the Green Party has hit a new low’ after party leader’s repost on X

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Former deputy PM has walked a line between loyalty and interventionism since resigning last September

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Labour set to lose three-quarters of council seats in next week’s elections, polling expert predicts

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK set to be the biggest winners, with the Greens also doing well

The Independent UK · Apr 29

‘I’m voting Reform – it can’t get any worse’: Starmer’s nightmare in England’s ‘bellwether’ election seat

For four decades, the voters of Swindon have consistently chosen MPs from the party that ends up governing the country. Ahead of the local elections in May, Alex Ross pays a visit to this bellwether town and discovers the one thing unifying residents: resentment towards the Labour Party and its…

The Independent UK · Apr 19

Major concerns raised over voting at Gorton and Denton by-election

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The Independent UK · Feb 26

Labour calls on officials to examine ‘very concerning’ reports of illegal voting in crucial Gorton and Denton by-election

Labour chairwoman Anna Turley reacts to a report by Democracy Volunteers that claimed to observe high levels of ‘family voting’

The Independent UK · Feb 26