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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stun Labour in local elections

Reform UK won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by six votes in an extremely narrow victory that served as a major blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Farage claims Reform UK local election gains ‘beginning of the end’ for Tories

Hard-right party wins byelection with 17-point swing from Labour and adds more than 500 council seats

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs angered as Keir Starmer ignores calls for change of course

LABOUR left-wingers are demanding a change of course from party leadership after a poor result at the English local elections.

The National (Scotland)

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Anti-immigrant Reform UK makes broad gains in English local elections

Labour-Conservative dominance challenged by Nigel Farage’s Trump-aligned party, which has control of at least six county councils

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Reform election victories: a barometer of disillusionment

Editorial: The charge that Labour promised change but is delivering more of the same speaks to anxious and angry voters across the political spectrum

The Guardian - UK

Farage has declared a new dawn before, but this time things could really be different

Slicker presentation, a shift away from two-party politics and now hundreds of new councillors mean Reform is likely here to stay

The Guardian - UK

English elections so far – Reform lead with nearly 500 councillors

REFORM UK have nearly 500 councillors after the English local elections saw them annihilate the Tories and emerge as a serious threat to Labour.

The National (Scotland)

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After Runcorn, Labour now needs to prove itself to the electorate – the future of the country depends on it

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Pragmatic, practical moves can be taken to restore the trust many have lost in the government

The Independent UK

How the big parties fared in the English local elections

Nigel Farage’s Reform roared ahead, while Labour and the Tories each had disappointments to manage

The Guardian - UK

Alone centre stage, for Nige this was his triumph and no one else’s

No thanks for Reform’s new MP and mayor, they were mere decoration on Farage’s victory lap

The Guardian - UK

Enjoy this victory, Nigel Farage – because it could also be the start of your downfall

This week’s election results are a huge boon for Reform UK. But success comes with more pressure, more scrutiny and the risk of bruising exposure, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Jolyon Maugham: Why I think Supreme Court legal challenge could succeed in Scotland

A TOP barrister has said he hopes a legal challenge against the Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is defined by “biological sex” will be…

The National (Scotland)

Reform sweep to victory across councils in local elections

The party has taken control of seven local councils, winning hundreds of seats across localities from Durham to Kent.

Evening Standard

Conservatives and Labour lose ground to Reform in local elections

Votes were continuing to be counted in council and mayoral contests on Friday afternoon.

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of trans rights campaigners protest outside of EHRC Glasgow office

HUNDREDS of protestors have gathered outside of the EHRC’s Glasgow offices to call for EHRC guidance that would exclude transgender people from…

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer under fire from Labour MPs after byelection loss to Reform UK

Backbenchers accuse PM and his team of complacency, questioning policies and why he did not visit Runcorn

The Independent UK

Split decision in EU-UK fishing rights dispute as post-Brexit debate rumbles on

The ruling adds another layer of complexity to the UK's attempts to change its relationship with the European Union

The Conversation

Can Keir Starmer learn anything from Mark Carney’s near-miraculous election win in Canada?

The greatest comeback since Lazarus. So went some of the sentiment around novice politician Mark Carney’s near-miraculous victory in the April 28 Canadian federal election.

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Evening Standard

Reform's Andrea Jenkyns storms out of TV interview as she's grilled on comment about rival's 'South African accent'

Reform’s new Greater Lincolnshire mayor storms off as she accuses Sky News reporter of asking ‘divisive questions’

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer defends ‘tough decisions’ as local election results roll in

Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

The Guardian - UK

‘Irreplaceable habitat’: planning bill raises fears for England’s chalk streams

Environmentalists worry that the post-Brexit legislation will allow the destruction of rare and fragile ecosystems

Evening Standard

Why election wins by Nigel Farage's Reform UK could herald seismic shift in who governs Britain

Commentary: The rise of five-party politics means that gaining an overall Commons majority at general elections will become more difficult for any party

The National (Scotland)

'I get it': Keir Starmer responds to Reform UK's historic victory in by-election

Keir Starmer conceded Labour’s loss by just six votes to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was “disappointing” and said the…

Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘I get it’ after Labour’s ‘disappointing’ Runcorn defeat

The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK rise is a golden opportunity for the SNP and independence movement

RUNCORN and Helsby is almost certainly the first by-election in history in which the provisional margin of victory was first made public knowledge…

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