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‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

significance. ## Starmer’s ‘referendum’ The vote comes as Starmer is politically weakened. A YouGov poll conducted in April suggested that 70 percent of respondents believed Starmer was doing “badly”. These elections are in many ways

In the UK, Muslim votes are treated as a problem to be managed

significant gains in local council elections in England, largely at the expense of both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, the two dominant forces in British politics for over a century. In the devolved

The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate

election campaign. Specifically, the talk has been of a "just transition" at the heart of the energy policy - the idea of a smooth and equitable shift of labour from dirty old oil to a bright

Burnham’s momentum builds in Makerfield as byelection nears

2024 intake. Such is the desire to be part of this most momentous of byelections, constituency Labour parties are sending busloads of activists and staffers are staying in cabins in local people’s gardens. There

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

party over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Photograph: US Department of Justice/AFP/Getty Images Peter Mandelson was appointed the UK’s ambassador to Washington in February 2025. He was sacked in September 2025 [after documents released

EU preparing to offer key concession to UK in new post-Brexit agricultural deal

parties last May, the UK can be exempted from EU regulations if the UK rules are stricter than the EU’s. European officials say because the ban would only apply to UK farmers, it would

‘The real work begins now’: Roma take centre stage as Hungary brings in new government

party – [which has been linked](https://www.errc.org/news/roma-targeted-again-hungarys-latest-far-right-vigilante-group-echoes-dark-history) to a vigilante group accused of anti-Roma violence - insisted they had done so in protest at the decision to play the EU anthem in parliament

Minister to propose £100 oil payment for lower income households

election in May 2027 could complicate negotiations on a budget for that year. Matthew O'Toole, leader of the opposition at the assembly, said the executive was "desperate to simply shift responsibility rather than agree

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

election win in 2024. He sacked her when he reshuffled his government last year. She has no ambitions to take on the top job herself, but said she had grown frustrated with the apparent reluctance

Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

Labour party,’” Edwards said, in a pointed address to critics who have expressed concern about the division at a time of great party turmoil. “My role as a member of parliament is to do what

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political landscape and could have repercussions for the prime minister. In what is seen as the first true multiparty battle, Reform

John Curtice: Early results show how fragmented UK politics has become

election performance ever. However, so far at least, the party has yielded a net gain of just 25 seats. The party has secured a number of creditable second and (especially) third places, but relatively

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

significant gains. Keir Starmer’s party went into Thursday’s local elections expected to lose up to 1,850 councillors, with senior figures describing the contest as “tough”. Initial results painted a bleak picture

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

significant are these results? Early results underscore the continued fracturing of the UK’s traditional two-party system into a multi-party democracy, in what analysts say is one of the biggest transformations in British

Starmer’s top advisers knew about ‘indefensible’ journalists’ probe, documents reveal

2024. “Could we find a time for Tom, Morgan, Paul and me to zoom or meet in HQ sometime after that next week?” Internal reports prepared by Apco – who were paid more than

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

2024, when the overall FDA authorization of the abortion pill mifepristone was challenged. It remained available after that case. **Jose Luis Magana/AP** Jose Luis Magana/AP - 🎧 **The FDA's lawyers argued in the lower courts that

Christopher Harborne, tycoon who gave £5m to Farage, enters UK rich list at No 6

2024 general election, is estimated to be the sixth richest UK billionaire with an estimated fortune of £18.17bn. Farage originally said the gift, [first revealed by the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024), was intended

Why has the assisted dying bill failed?

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater back in October 2024. It is known as a private member's bill because it was put forward by a backbench MP rather than the government. MPs spent many days debating

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

2024 general election with 45.2% of the vote to Reform UK's 31.8%, recent local council elections in May 2026 saw a shift, with Reform UK winning 49.8% of the area's vote compared

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

Labour party in Norway has been buffeted by all manner of scandals, has a disapproval rating that is only a marginal improvement on that of Starmer. The same is true of Bart de Wever