Labour Makes Significant Gains In UK Local Elections Labour gains in local elections put pressure on Conservatives, potential power shift ahead of general election. Top News · May 3, 2024
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 · May 3, 2024
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. France 24 · May 2, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
Keir Starmer says Labour 'not keeping' Rwanda policy but won't commit to scrapping it on day one ‘We have to stop the boats,’ he said, adding that the government has ‘lost control of the borders’ Evening Standard · May 1, 2024
Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ will not fully ban zero-hours contracts Exclusive: Revised proposals will allow employees to choose a zero-hour option, prompting fears of undue pressure from employers The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Sadiq Khan calls Tories unpatriotic for ‘trying to do London down’ Exclusive: Mayor says Conservative government has put obstacles in his way each day of his eight years in office The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Keir Starmer must flush away the stinking turd of Thatcher’s water privatisation Letters: Ofwat is just going through the regulatory motions and Labour must act after the election, says Peter Timberlake. However, Bill Kingdom says public ownership is no panacea The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Labour must engage with housebuilders to save UK from "Seventies stagnation" Nearly a quarter of young Londoners are considering quitting the capital due to high housing costs Evening Standard · May 1, 2024
Electile dysfunction causes outbreak of performance politics in Commons The government was determined to make this a good news day. It’s just a shame reality isn’t more obliging The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer come bearing gifts ahead of local elections Rwanda plan a boost to PM but Labour have a defector to boast about Evening Standard · May 1, 2024
Vote for my friend Sadiq Khan. Don’t let toxic, incompetent Tory rule ruin our capital While Sadiq has transformed London’s mayoralty, Susan Hall would be a divisive disaster, says Labour leader Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Scotland’s SNP government wins no confidence vote called by Labour – as it happened Scottish government wins vote by 70 votes to 58, with no abstentions after debate where Humza Yousaf defended government’s record The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Who is the vainest of Whitehall? George Galloway just shades it Rishi, Keir and Dave come in close behind. It must be exhausting being so uniquely blessed The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
International Business Times UK · Apr 30, 2024 'Go To Therapy and Get Back To Work': UK's Sunak and Ministers Crack Down On 'Sick Note Culture' Government proposes major overhaul of disability benefits amid concerns over NHS backlogs and patient wait times for mental health treatment.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections? From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May’s polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster race
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local elections
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Some are born lucky, so the left shouldn’t flinch from giving others a helping hand When we mistakenly believe we live in a meritocracy, those in need are left behind
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Keir Starmer needs to have a frank conversation with voters about the price of security If defence spending has to rise, hard choices will have to be made
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 ‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red? Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 How can Labour fix Britain’s ‘economic failure’ without rejoining the EU? Starmer wants to make Tory policy on the economy a central theme of its election campaign … without mentioning Brexit
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024 SNP split from Greens boosts Keir Starmer’s election chances, say Labour insiders As first minister Humza Yousaf fights to stay in power, sources believe fallout from defunct coalition could help Labour win seats at general election
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024 I am resigning from the Tory party and crossing the floor. Only Labour wants to restore our NHS As an MP and psychiatrist, I see the burden that a service near breaking point takes on patients, their families and healthcare colleagues, writes Dan Poulter
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024 Friday briefing: Why Labour just pledged to renationalise the railways – and how it might work In today’s newsletter: The party suddenly announced an ambitious plan to bring the rail system into public ownership
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024 What is CAA, the group headed by campaigner in Met police antisemitism row? Campaign Against Antisemitism, led by Gideon Falter, was set up by activists who felt existing groups were not doing enough