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Tories heading for another drubbing in the local elections

If you are a Conservative MP worried about the next general election, the results thus far will cause alarm

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: 7am snapshot of local election results so far

In today’s newsletter: So far, what looks like a very bad night for the Tories is only quite a good one for Labour

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2023: 7 key results you missed overnight as Tories lose over 100 seats

Labour claimed they are 'on course' for victory at the next general election as the Tories lost key councils and well over a hundred councillors in a local election drubbing

Daily Mirror

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Tories suffer council losses as Labour and Lib Dems make gains in elections

Rishi Sunak’s first electoral challenge saw the Conservatives lose control of a series of councils.

The Independent UK

Richard Walker: Scotland cut its allegiance to Labour and it won’t be going back

MOST predictions suggested that yesterday’s local elections across England would be yet another sign that Labour are heading for a significant win…

The National (Scotland)

Local elections 2023 live: Labour becomes largest party in local government – as it happened

Conservatives continue to suffer heavy defeats as Labour, Lib Dems and Greens make gains

The Guardian - UK

Tories braced to lose hundreds of council seats as politicians complain of voter ID issues

It comes amid warning of ‘countless examples’ of voters being turned away at polling booths

The Independent UK

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Local elections: polls close in Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test as PM

Results from 230 councils expected to trickle in throughout Friday, with study of new voter ID rules due in June

The Guardian - UK

Branch Office Updates: Rutherglen Ruckus + HQ antics

Welcome to the week's latest news and gaffes from Scottish Labour...

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer is right to U-turn on tuition fees. The funds will be better spent elsewhere

Nursery education is in crisis, schools and FE colleges are neglected. Only by funding these properly will Labour improve standards, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs attack party rule changes curbing links with anti-monarchy group

Former frontbencher says he has ‘serious misgivings’ about move to prevent constituency parties affiliating with Republic

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Mapped: Tactical voting targets dozens of ‘blue wall’ councils

Exclusive: Research shows there are 39 Tory-held councils in the South where the left-leaning vote outstrips the vote for right-wing parties

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Daily Mirror

Drivers warned over vaping behind the wheel of cars - and even face mega £5,000 fine

The act of vaping or smoking in a car is not banned, and smoking in a car is only prohibited if with a closed roof with anyone under 18 is prohibited - but you could still face a huge £5,000 fine

Evening Standard

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”

The Independent UK

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

Local elections 2023: Timetable of key results and events

All declaration times are estimates and could change

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The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

The Guardian - UK

Local election watch: key results to look out for across England

With more than 8,000 seats up for grabs, various battlegrounds will give a glimpse of the state of the parties

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