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This liveblog is now closed. See all of our local elections coverage hereLocal elections: full mayoral and council resultsStarmer under fire from Labour MPs after Runcorn loss‘They really are all horrible’: political anger marks Reform UK’s Runcorn win…
Labour face first electoral test since general election with more than 1,600 council seats up for grabsIs your council up for election and what’s at stake?One of the signs that Bluesky is functioning as a decent alternative to Elon Musk’s X is the fact…
All eyes on Reform as 24 councils, six mayoralties and a parliamentary byelection are contestedPolling has opened across England in a series of local, mayoral and parliamentary races that will be the first major electoral test of Keir Starmer’s Labour …
In today’s newsletter: With more than 1,600 council seats and key mayoralties in play, Reform UK eyes its first chance at governanceGood morning. You may not be terribly excited about today’s local elections in England, but let me tell you: a signific…
Of course she didn’t. Gifted on climate policy, she used all six of her questions to call for another child abuse enquiry On days like these, Keir Starmer might come to believe there is a God after all. Fair to say the prime minister has been under the…
Exclusive: Rival political parties use suggestion of a Reform-Conservative alliance to target votes from centrist ToriesA new wave of tactical voting could hamper progress for Reform UK in Thursday’s local elections, campaigners believe, with even some…
Labour candidate insists seat is ‘definitely still in play’ in first electoral test of Keir Starmer’s governmentUK politics live – latest updatesLabour’s candidate in Thursday’s Runcorn and Helsby byelection has insisted the contest is “definitely stil…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story herePMQs is starting soon.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue reading…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, …
Husband of murdered Labour MP says Belfast rappers’ talk of being unfairly targeted undermines their statementBrendan Cox, the husband of the murdered MP Jo Cox, has said the Irish rap trio Kneecap have offered only “half an apology”, after criticism o…