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Residents feel city is in decline and polls suggest Reform could take control of council from Labour next month“You can’t fix the system with the same hands that broke it,” Richie Vallance shouted through a megaphone from his mobility scooter. “Let’s m…
National Education Union calls Reform UK ‘far-right and racist’ as it pledges funds to opposite Reform in electionsThe UK’s largest teaching union has called Reform UK “far-right and racist”, and its leader has dismissed Nigel Farage as “a poundshop Do…
Internal Labour survey shows new voting system could mean many more seats for Farage’s partyA dramatic change looms in Welsh politics, as internal Labour polling suggests Reform UK could unseat the party in key Senedd seats in 2026, sources have said.L…
Reform UK leader has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to formal pacts after local elections in England on 1 MayUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has rebuffed a suggestion from Kemi Badenoch that Conservative and Reform UK councillors could form c…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDuring her BBC Breakfast interview Kemi Badenoch claimed that the government has dropped the plans for five local inquiries into grooming gang, or child rape scandals, that were announced in …
This live blog is now closedOne person probably more enthusiastic than most about the prospect of Universal opening a theme park in the UK is the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. He is a great fan of outdoor activity-related photocalls, and he’s been at it aga…
Backbench groups revive controversial issue to counter threat of Reform UK and tackle unauthorised workingMore than 40 Labour MPs from three influential backbench groups have called on ministers to introduce digital IDs, which they claim would boost pr…
Analysis suggests prioritising projects that give quick local results may hold back support for populismAreas that received money from the last government’s much-criticised levelling up fund tended to have lower votes for Reform UK in the general elect…
Labour accuses Nigel Farage’s party of ‘mass rebrand’ after research into nominations of former ConservativesMore than 60 of Reform UK’s council candidates standing in this year’s elections are defectors from the Conservative party, according to resear…
PM uses launch of Labour local election campaign to attack Nigel Farage over past comments about Russian leaderKeir Starmer has accused Reform UK of “fawning over Putin” as the prime minister used the launch of Labour’s local election campaign to attac…