Local Elections
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UK Crime
Reform candidate resigns in vetting fiasco, councils forced to foot bill
Reform UK is facing a mounting bill that could exceed £320,000 for by-elections triggered by a wave of resignations among…
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UK Politics
Rupert Lowe says Restore Britain will stand in Makerfield by-election to challenge Andy Burnham and Reform UK
Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain party will field a candidate in the forthcoming Makerfield by-election, injecting a third force into a…
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UK Politics
Andy Burnham calls on Labour to bring energy and water into public ownership
Andy Burnham has declared that a sweeping programme of mass renationalisation would form the centrepiece of his platform if he…
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UK Politics
Wes Streeting opens leadership campaign by vowing to rejoin EU
Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand for the Labour leadership if a contest is triggered, telling a conference in…
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UK Politics
PM appears as stopgap after troubled week
Keir Starmer’s authority has significantly eroded in one tumultuous week, leaving many of his own MPs – and a growing…
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UK News
Cardiff Council’s chief executive to step down
Paul Orders, one of Wales’ most respected local authority chief executives, is stepping down from his role at Cardiff Council…
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UK Business
Burnham sets sights on Labour leadership as pound slides towards worst week in 18 months
The pound is heading for its worst weekly drop in 18 months, with traders in the City betting that Keir…
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UK Politics
Makerfield by-election date remains to be announced
Andy Burnham has confirmed he intends to stand in the Makerfield by-election, aiming to return to Parliament after the seat…
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UK News
Pokémon-inspired game lets players capture and debate MPs
A new mobile game allows players to “catch” and train their local politicians, building their own political parties in a…
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UK Politics
Angela Rayner says Starmer should consider his position after HMRC clears her
Angela Rayner has been cleared by HM Revenue and Customs of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, removing…
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