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Labour beats Reform UK with first council by-election gain in almost a year

Sir Keir Starmer’s party has lost over 50 council seats in polls called since the last local elections

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski's Greens could rock Labour in London as 'Zohran Mamdani beat old Democrats' in New York

The Green Party could 'easily' win hundreds of seats in London at the May local elections, says local government expert Professor Tony Travers

Evening Standard

Labour 'risks losing 600 seats' in London local elections in worse nightmare than Gorton disaster

Sir Keir Starmer’s party is facing tough battles against the Greens, Reform UK, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems

Evening Standard

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What would happen if the London borough of Havering voted for independence?

A public policy expert breaks down what independence could mean in practice

Evening Standard

Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?

Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

What Mamdani could learn from the London mayor also hated by Trump

Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan have lots in common despite their political differences

The Independent UK

English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe?

Government plans to merge councils may not save money, and do nothing to solve the very real problems they face, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The lesson for Labour? Until it can improve local lives and stop fearing Farage, more losses are coming

Rapid, highly visible action in communities and a forthright attack on the new right – that is what’s needed now, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Voters like councillors more than MPs – so why is Labour wasting time destroying local democracy?

Health, policing, housing, crime: Westminster has so much to deal with. How can a flawed reorganisation be a priority?, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Tax war brews over Britain’s charming little getaways by the sea

Second home owners are poised to fight back as Cornwall prepares to impose double council tax – leaving councillors fearing for their budget

The Guardian - UK

Londoners won't have to foot £150m bill to pedestrianise Oxford Street, vows Sir Sadiq Khan

Mayor’s new budget due next week could see his share of council tax bills hit £500

Evening Standard

In Kent, Labour has a fight on its hands – and a make-or-break test for its housing revolution

If it wants to build 1.5m homes, the government will sometimes need to be brave enough to reject local feeling – as it has done in Swale, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

King Charles may wake up in Labour seat as polls show Buckingham Palace constituency going red for first time

The Cities of London and Westminster seat has been held by the Tories since it was created in 1950

Evening Standard

Elected mayors have made their mark, but still Westminster hogs power. That’s a national embarrassment

Devolution has been too cautious, and England has less say about community affairs than almost any other democracy, says academic Tony Travers

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Evening Standard

How National Insurance tax cut impacts you: The Standard podcast

Plus! Tories warned over election ‘London near-death experience’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Tories face total wipeout in London without change in approach

It is unlikely, but not impossible, that the Conservatives could lose every single one of their seats in the capital. That is the view of Professor Tony Travers, the doyen of London and local governance, speaking in today’s Evening Standard.

The Guardian - UK

‘This isn’t a game of 4D chess’: Tories braced for bruising local elections

Rishi Sunak launches his party’s campaign amid fears of wipeout and internal rumblings about his leadership

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London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions

London’s traffic cameras are under attack

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Broken roads and broken necks: life in pothole Britain

There are an estimated 2m potholes in the UK – and the problem is only getting worse. What does this tell us about the state of the country?

The Guardian - UK

We must bridge the gap between local councils and the Whitehall elite

Letters: Following Polly Toynbee’s appreciation of Bob Kerslake, Jane Roberts and David Griffiths describe the gulf between local and central government

The Independent UK

Ulez factor likely helped Tories win by-election, says political researcher

The Conservatives held on to Boris Johnson’s old seat but lost two other by-elections to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

The Guardian - UK

Furious London Tories fear low-wattage mayor shortlist looks like surrender

Observers say a strong Tory candidate could get closer to incumbent under new system – but names in frame lack heft

Evening Standard

OPINION - ‘Londonisation’ of the South-East is hurting the Tories

Where does London stop and the terrifying provincial nothingness begin? Please don’t shout at me, that was a question originally asked by Jay Foreman several years ago in this excellent video.

Evening Standard

South-East is being ‘Londonised’ by non-Tory voters moving from capital, says top expert

‘There is a risk to the Conservative Party of ‘Londonisation’ in the South-East’ - Tony Travers

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to change, whether we like it or not’: London’s Ulez expansion

Clean air zone will cover whole capital from 29 August, pitting health against household finances

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