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Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

Scottish parliament elections it is 36%. Reform UK has the smallest proportion of women on ballot papers in the local elections in England, at 23%. Labour is the closest to achieving gender parity, with

Lib Dems offer alternative to extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

Scottish Parliament. However, the party's gains were more modest than those of Reform UK and the Green Party of England and Wales, with the Lib Dems primarily benefitting from a slump in support

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

Scottish parliament, taking joint second place with Labour behind the SNP. “We know marginalised communities are worried about Reform’s wins and how these wins are interpreted on the ground by those who are already

Lib Dems push for ban on MPs taking money from X, citing Maga threat

elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and English councils on 7 May. Polling shows Trump is increasingly unpopular with the UK public, particularly after the US-Israeli attack on Iran, which has developed into

Swinney predicts SNP majority at Holyrood election

Scottish Parliament election. Recent [polling suggests](https://www.whatscotlandthinks.org/questions/how-would-you-be-likely-to-use-your-regional-vote-in-a-scottish-parliament-election-asked-since-2024-general-election-incl-reform-alba/) that the party is on track to retain its status as Holyrood's largest party, having been in power for almost 20 years. In an interview

Greens ‘have welcomed’ people expelled by Labour for antisemitism, Steve Reed claims

parliament was leader of Lambeth council in south London, where the Greens are tipped to make significant gains, pointed to recent media coverage accusing some Green candidates in the borough of sharing antisemitic posts

Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader

parliament and a democracy that functions in Scotland." Sarwar declined to say whether he saw himself leading his party into the next election, adding: "I've got a job to do and I intend

Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

vote in the first place. And that perhaps explains why some Labour grandees have been out condeming the call for an inquiry in the first place. **Alan Johnson** and **David Blunkett**, who are both former

‘The worst year in memory’: parties describe climate of abuse on campaign trail

Scottish parliament elections”, while a spokesperson for Plaid Cymru said online discourse had “become increasingly toxic”. In two separate incidents in April in Birmingham, a Green party candidate said he was “accosted” by campaigners supporting

Wes Streeting says Starmer ‘behind the curve’ on under-16s social media ban – UK politics live

election taking part in the Labour party yet. Streeting is not officially a candidate. But, in his Today interview, he said that he definitely had the 81 Labour MPs names he needed to launch

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com

Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform

elected SNP MSP Ivan McKee thanked voters in his Glasgow constituency “for rejecting those that seek to divide our communities”, but despite making fewer inroads than some polls had predicted, Reform picked up 17 seats

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

election result up until that point: 11 seats at Westminster on 30% of the Scottish vote. And today many Scottish nationalists point to Norway's handling of its sector of the North Sea as evidence

Are parties being upfront about Scotland's finances?

elected government have the stomach for a showdown with unions? There is a large potential saving there though - David Phillips from the IFS suggested that allowing public sector pay to shrink back in line with

Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland

voting for who the prime minister is. "It's about rejecting 20 years of the SNP and getting change with Scottish Labour." The Faslane base, on the Gare Loch about 25 miles (40km) north-west

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Scottish Parliament, its worst ever result at a Holyrood election. The BBC is aware of more than 80 Labour MPs who have called on Starmer to leave his post, or set out a timetable

What impact do refugees have on housing in Glasgow?

election debate](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2r89y9n3go), Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord claimed that "people arriving immediately to Glasgow, the asylum city of the UK, are given priority, they are jumping the queue" for services

More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit

Scottish Labour MP Alan Gemmell and Streeting’s constituency neighbour Jas Athwal. “Even in places like Redbridge, where we held up better in the locals, the message from voters was clear: the prime minister

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

voted Plaid, Reform, Green or importantly stayed at home," they said. "The Plaid message 'we're the only party to stop Reform' has really cut through. "But Reform have also cashed in big time

Why has the assisted dying bill failed?

Scottish Parliament in March](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33j3nd1kvko). So how did we get here, and what might happen next? The bill was introduced to Parliament by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater back in October