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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Reform UK spending on Facebook ads surged before May elections theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #ReformUk #Advertising #Politics #Labour #PartyFunding #Media #May2026Elections #UkNews #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026

Reform UK spending on Facebook ads surged before May elections

Party spent £252,000 in last two weeks of campaign on its main Facebook pages compared with Labour’s £276,000

^{Michael Savage (the Guardian)}

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m… #Texas #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #UsNews #UsPolitics #KenPaxton

Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads

Runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton features ads and legal disputes targeting Texas Muslims

^{Guardian staff reporter (the Guardian)}

#uspolitics #usnews #texas #localelections2026 #kenpaxton #may2026elections

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #Politics #TvNews #TelevisionIndustry #May2026Elections #Media #Bbc #ItvNews #UkNews #England #Scotland #Wales #WelshElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #LocalElections2026

Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study

Researchers also question whether UK’s impartiality rules allow for proper scrutiny in era of multiparty politics

^{Jamie Grierson (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #media #bbc #tvnews #televisionindustry #scotland #wales #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026 #itvnews

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LocalElections2026 #England #Politics #UkNews #ReformUk #GreenParty #LiberalDemocrats #Labour #May2026Elections

Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests

Exclusive: Where parties fielded multiple candidates in last week’s vote, those at top of list were more likely to be picked

^{Michael Goodier (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #labour #reformuk #greenparty #localelections2026 #liberaldemocrats #may2026elections

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership? theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #KeirStarmer #Labour #LabourPartyLeadership #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #Politics #WelshElections2026 #UkNews #ScottishElections2026

What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership?

Address was billed as make-or-break amid mounting speculation of a challenge. Has he done enough to hang on?

^{Peter Walker (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #labourpartyleadership #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #ReformUk #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #Birmingham #Sunderland #LocalPolitics #ScottishPolitics #England #Scotland #UkNews #Politics

Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains

Many members of minority communities fear results in Birmingham and elsewhere could lead to rise in hostile rhetoric

^{Neha Gohil (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #reformuk #localpolitics #scotland #scottishpolitics #localelections2026 #birmingham #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #sunderland

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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The Tories are still on life support – so why is Badenoch in celebratory mood? theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #Conservatives #KemiBadenoch #ConservativeLeadership #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #Politics #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #UkNews

The Tories are still on life support – so why is Badenoch in celebratory mood?

Party leader has been vocal about its gains in London and there is a feeling that its losses could have been worse

^{Alexandra Topping (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #conservatives #kemibadenoch #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026 #conservativeleadership

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #KeirStarmer #LabourPartyLeadership #Labour #WesStreeting #Politics #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #AndyBurnham #AngelaRayner #UkNews

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

Chances of Starmer remaining in No 10 appear to be diminishing as about 40 Labour MPs call for him to quit

^{Rowena Mason (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #wesstreeting #localelections2026 #angelarayner #labourpartyleadership #may2026elections #andyburnham

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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How could Labour remove Keir Starmer? Four possible routes theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #KeirStarmer #LabourPartyLeadership #Labour #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #Politics #UkNews

How could Labour remove Keir Starmer? Four possible routes

Replacing a leader is difficult, as Jeremy Corbyn proved – but MPs can apply pressure, publicly or privately

^{Kiran Stacey (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections2026 #labourpartyleadership #may2026elections

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’ theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LabourPartyLeadership #BridgetPhillipson #KeirStarmer #LocalElections2026 #Labour #Politics #UkNews

Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’

Education secretary says voters feel let down but do not want Labour to ‘spend more time talking amongst ourselves’

^{Rowena Mason (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #bridgetphillipson #localelections2026 #labourpartyleadership

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LocalElections2026 #GreenParty #Hackney #ZackPolanski #LondonPolitics #London #Politics #UkNews

‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins

Tyrone Scott, who didn’t think he had a hope in the election, wants to help the Greens rebuild ‘community cohesion’ in Hackney

^{Sammy Gecsoyler (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #london #greenparty #zackpolanski #localelections2026 #hackney #londonpolitics

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LocalElections2026 #Labour #KeirStarmer #GordonBrown #HarrietHarman #Politics #UkNews #LucyPowell #ReformUk #GreenParty #May2026Elections #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girls

^{Peter Walker (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #reformuk #greenparty #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026 #gordonbrown #harrietharman #lucypowell

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #KeirStarmer #Labour #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #Politics #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #UkNews #LabourPartyLeadership

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Labour party loses more than 1,400 English council seats and crashes out in Welsh and Scottish parliament votes

^{Peter Walker (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #labourpartyleadership #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live theguardian.com/politics/live/… #Politics #May2026Elections #UkNews #Labour #LocalElections #LocalElections2026 #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #Society #KeirStarmer #ReformUk #NigelFarage

Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

Several frontbenchers told the Guardian they agreed the prime minister’s time in office should not go beyond the end of the year

^{Taz Ali (the Guardian)}

#society #uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections #nigelfarage #reformuk #localgovernment #localpolitics #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #Politics #UkNews #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #Labour #KeirStarmer #AndyBurnham #GreaterManchester

Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds

Exclusive: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is preferred choice of new leader for 42% of those surveyed

^{Jessica Elgot (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #greatermanchester #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #andyburnham #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #England #Birmingham #UkNews #Politics #LocalElections2026 #Labour #ReformUk #GreenParty #LocalGovernment

Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership

Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents make significant gains, although no party has yet won majority

^{Neha Gohil (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #labour #reformuk #greenparty #localgovernment #localelections2026 #birmingham #may2026elections

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #KeirStarmer #LabourPartyLeadership #LocalElections2026 #Labour #Politics #UkNews #LocalElections #LocalPolitics #LocalGovernment #Society

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Senior Labour MPs urge prime minister to step down within year as party suffers loss of hundreds of English council seats and humbling in Wales

^{Pippa Crerar (the Guardian)}

#society #uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections #localgovernment #localpolitics #localelections2026 #labourpartyleadership

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions theguardian.com/politics/ng-in… #May2026Elections #Labour #ReformUk #GreenParty #Conservatives #LiberalDemocrats #LocalElections2026 #Politics #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #UkNews #Scotland #England #Wales #ScottishPolitics #WelshPolitics

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Starmer’s party has lost out to Reform and the Greens, with no respite in Scotland, Wales or England

^{Alex Clark (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #labour #conservatives #reformuk #greenparty #scotland #scottishpolitics #wales #welshpolitics #localelections2026 #liberaldemocrats #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #Labour #KeirStarmer #LocalElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #Politics #UkNews

Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team

Reform makes gains in Labour’s working-class heartlands while Greens chip away at party’s progressive base

^{Aletha Adu (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #ReformUk #NigelFarage #LocalElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #LocalElections #LocalPolitics #Politics #Essex #Sunderland #England #Wales #UkNews

Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains

Party makes gains in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peaked

^{Ben Quinn (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #localelections #nigelfarage #reformuk #localpolitics #wales #localelections2026 #essex #may2026elections #welshelections2026 #sunderland

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m… #Wales #WelshPolitics #PlaidCymru #LocalElections #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #Politics #UkNews #WelshElections2026 #ReformUk

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

First time Welsh nationalist party has enough support to run Wales, while also blocking momentum of Reform UK

^{Bethan McKernan (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #localelections #reformuk #localgovernment #localpolitics #plaidcymru #wales #welshpolitics #localelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #Labour #KeirStarmer #ReformUk #GreenParty #LiberalDemocrats #ScottishNationalPartySnp #PlaidCymru #Politics #England #Wales #Scotland #UkNews

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

Plaid Cymru set to take power in Wales and SNP to retain it in Scotland, but Reform made big gains in both nations

^{Esther Addley (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #keirstarmer #labour #reformuk #greenparty #scotland #plaidcymru #wales #localelections2026 #scottishnationalpartysnp #liberaldemocrats #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections – podcast theguardian.com/politics/audio… #LocalElections2026 #Politics #UkNews #KeirStarmer #NigelFarage #ReformUk #LabourPartyLeadership #Labour #GreenParty #England #Wales #Scotland #WelshPolitics #ScottishPolitics #Conservatives #ZackPolanski

Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections – podcast

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the local and devolved election results

^{Kiran Stacey (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #keirstarmer #labour #conservatives #nigelfarage #reformuk #greenparty #scotland #scottishpolitics #wales #welshpolitics #zackpolanski #localelections2026 #labourpartyleadership

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Reform and Greens surge in local elections: what next for Labour? – The Latest theguardian.com/news/audio/202… #LocalElections2026 #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #LocalElections #Labour #LabourPartyLeadership #ReformUk #NigelFarage #GreenParty #Society #LocalPolitics #England #Wales #Scotland

Reform and Greens surge in local elections: what next for Labour? – The Latest

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has made substantial gains in local elections while Labour suffered heavy losses. Is the era of two-party politics over? And can the prime minister fight on? Lucy Hough speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping

^{Lucy Hough (the Guardian)}

#society #uknews #england #politics #keirstarmer #labour #localelections #nigelfarage #reformuk #greenparty #localpolitics #scotland #wales #localelections2026 #labourpartyleadership

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises as Starmer says he will remain as PM theguardian.com/business/2026/… #Economics #Bonds #Sterling #Business #KeirStarmer #LocalElections2026 #Politics #UkNews

UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises as Starmer says he will remain as PM

Bond yields drop as market fears ease that Labour leader will be replaced by a more leftwing rival

^{Graeme Wearden (the Guardian)}

#uknews #business #politics #keirstarmer #economics #bonds #localelections2026 #sterling

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Lib Dems can counter extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LiberalDemocrats #EdDavey #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #LocalElections #LocalPolitics #Politics #UkNews

Lib Dems can counter extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

Party makes gains in Portsmouth and Richmond upon Thames in local elections but loses a Scottish stronghold

^{Ben Quinn (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #localelections #localpolitics #localelections2026 #liberaldemocrats #scottishelections2026 #eddavey #may2026elections

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Robert Jenrick’s rancorous relationship with former Tory colleagues aired live on BBC theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #RobertJenrick #VictoriaAtkins #Conservatives #ReformUk #Politics #UkNews #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026

Robert Jenrick’s rancorous relationship with former Tory colleagues aired live on BBC

Victoria Atkins accused him of abandoning friendship and said they had not spoken since he defected to Reform

^{Matthew Weaver (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #conservatives #reformuk #localelections2026 #may2026elections #robertjenrick #victoriaatkins

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #NigelFarage #PartyFunding #ReformUk #LocalElections2026 #Politics #LocalElections #UkNews

Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Reform leader irritated when asked about money from Christopher Harborne on day of party’s election gains

^{Ben Quinn (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #localelections #nigelfarage #reformuk #partyfunding #localelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10 theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #KeirStarmer #Labour #Politics #ReformUk #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #UkNews #WelshElections2026

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Results are undoubtedly bad but expectations had been set even lower, and any potential challengers are quiet for now

^{Rowena Mason (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #reformuk #localelections2026 #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Early England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #May2026Elections #Labour #ReformUk #Conservatives #GreenParty #LiberalDemocrats #LocalElections2026 #Politics #WelshElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #UkNews #England #Scotland #Wales

Early England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics

While Labour losses and Reform gains are obvious, the nature of how people actually voted is much more nuanced

^{Paula Surridge (the Guardian)}

#uknews #england #politics #labour #conservatives #reformuk #greenparty #scotland #wales #localelections2026 #liberaldemocrats #scottishelections2026 #may2026elections #welshelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #KeirStarmer #LocalElections2026 #Labour #ReformUk #Politics #UkNews

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’

^{Kiran Stacey (the Guardian)}

#uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #reformuk #localelections2026

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LocalElections2026 #Labour #KeirStarmer #LocalElections #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #Politics #Society #ReformUk #GreenParty #Conservatives #UkNews #LiberalDemocrats

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Leadership in peril as party loses seats in heartlands and control of councils in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth

^{Kiran Stacey (the Guardian)}

#society #uknews #politics #keirstarmer #labour #conservatives #localelections #reformuk #greenparty #localgovernment #localpolitics #localelections2026 #liberaldemocrats

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World news | The Guardian

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World news | The Guardian
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Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains theguardian.com/politics/2026/… #LocalElections2026 #LocalElections #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #Politics #Society #UkNews #Labour #Conservatives #GreenParty #LiberalDemocrats

Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch and Tamworth

^{Jamie Grierson (the Guardian)}