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Wednesday briefing: How Farage’s byelection gambit may already have backfired

In today’s newsletter: Reform UK’s leader has quit as Clacton MP to set up a ‘people v the establishment’ vote over his financial record. Here’s what happens now

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Lib Dem deputy leader calls for independent inquiry after candidate deselected over his Christian views

Sir Simon Hughes’ intervention follows the Lib Dems admitting to breaching the human rights of former BBC journalist David Campanale in allowing him to be deselected for being a Christian

The Independent UK

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election results in charts and graphs

VOTES are being counted in the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election with the results expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday…

The National (Scotland)

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Makerfield, Aberdeen & Arbroath by-elections: Key numbers and electoral history

Labour is defending Makerfield, while the SNP will hope to hold the two seats in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Starmer rejects US ‘two-tier policing’ criticism over Henry Nowak murder

Downing Street dismissed the suggestion, while the Lib Dems labelled it ‘flagrant foreign interference’.

The Independent UK

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

In inner London boroughs such as Camden, home to PM’s constituency, Greens have capitalised on collapse of Labour support

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Lib Dems poised for ‘massive leap forward’, Cole-Hamilton insists

The party is targeting 10 constituency seats and also hoping to make gains on the regional list.

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Southwark Council election: Who should I vote for?

What the main political parties are promising in the local council election in Southwark on May 7

Evening Standard

Vote Lib Dem or ‘regret it’ living under a Reform council, Davey tells voters

Party leader says vote for Labour or Greens in closely run seats will result in Reform victory at local elections

The Guardian - UK

Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

Exclusive: women ‘massively underrepresented’ in next week’s local and devolved elections, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground

The Guardian - UK

London local elections 2026: Ed Davey's Lib Dems battling to clinch 'historic victory' to gain fourth council

‘We go into these elections with our tails up. You will be surprised how well Liberal Democrats do in London,’ Sir Ed Davey tells The Standard

Evening Standard

Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform

Tory leader criticises Farage for saying that holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey accuses Reform UK and Tories of importing ‘Trump-style divisive politics’

Lib Dems will focus on ‘rolling up their sleeves and getting things done’, leader says at launch of local election campaign

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Ed Davey dismisses threat from ‘dangerous’ Greens at local elections

The Lib Dem leader said some voters drawn to Jeremy Corbyn-style policies may opt for Zack Polanski’s party.

The Guardian - UK

How tacking centre left will help Labour win the next election

Tribalism and political ambiguity worked with a less fragmented electorate. The party must reconnect with its base – and be open to work with other progressives, writes Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Evening Standard

Ed Davey turns Lib Dem fire on Labour in London as he seeks 'historic' wins in May local elections

Liberal Democrat leader ramps up his party’s campaign as it seeks to gain control of its fourth London council

Evening Standard

MSPs vote to back draft Budget as Lib Dems agree deal with Scottish Government

The Lib Dems confirmed they had struck a deal on social care, hospices and hospitality.

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The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems plan to scrap Treasury for new ‘department for growth’

Daisy Cooper says ‘over-centralised’ Treasury would be merged with parts of Department for Business and moved to Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

FCA urged to investigate Peter Mandelson over potential insider trading

Exclusive: Lib Dem Daisy Cooper says ex-minister could have ‘abused trading laws’ when sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right

Not content with haemorrhaging MPs to Reform, Kemi decides to drive others into the arms of the Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US

Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference

The Conversation

Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority

The autumn 2025 budget came at a crucial time for the Labour government. With their popularity at record lows, how Labour continues to manage the economy is key for its prospects at the next election.

The Guardian - UK

Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose

Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

No more Mr Nice Guy: Ed Davey rebrands Lib Dems as the real opposition to Reform

Leader’s conference speech at Bournemouth shows a bullish party ready to be key player in any centre-left coalition

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