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Politics

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

local elections are just over three weeks away, and Labour is using this announcement as a platform to attack Reform UK, saying that Nigel Farage’s party can’t be trusted to stand

The Guardian WorldApr 15
Politics

Chris Rabb win in Pennsylvania energises Democrat’s progressive flank

candidates sought to highlight progressives’ bona fides in the race, Rabb skewed farthest left, railing against the political machinery that has long played kingmaker in local politics. He also broke from his opponents

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 20
Politics

Labour’s Angela Rayner says she has been cleared over UK tax affairs

local and regional elections last week, highlighting voters’ frustrations with the current Labour government. Starmer has pledged to remain in office, warning lawmakers that any leadership contest would plunge the government into “chaos”.  Under Labour

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 14
Politics

Starmer warns leadership contest would 'plunge us into chaos' in pleas to ministers and MPs

candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election earlier this year but was blocked by Sir Keir's allies on the party's ruling body. Multiple MPs - including Afzal Khan and Jeff Smith - have denied

BBC NewsMay 13
Politics

Muslims the target? Fury as millions lose voting rights in India’s Bengal

election results of Assam are expected along with those of West Bengal and some other states on May 4. However, Sabir Ahamed of the Kolkata-based SABAR Institute, an independent research organisation, told Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 16
Politics

Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones

election in October. "Seeing a strong candidate for the post of defence minister... political windbags have chosen a crisis," Silina said on Thursday. "I am resigning but I am not giving up." The political fallout

BBC NewsMay 14
Politics

I've never seen anything like the abuse during this election

local politics. "This behaviour is sanctioned at political level, with the use of aggressive and violent language," she said. Newspapers and legacy media also played their part in whipping up outrage by inviting comments

BBC NewsMay 15
Politics

Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing

local area. Migrants in the UK on student or work visas, those who arrived in the country illegally with no leave to remain and asylum seekers are not usually eligible for social housing. Under Reform

BBC NewsJun 14
Politics

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

local elections last Thursday resulted in Labour losing more than 1,400 seats and losing power in Wales, with Reform and the Greens making gains. A leadership contest requires the endorsement of 81 Labour

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 12
Politics

Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection quits after less than 12 hours

candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot less than 12 hours after being announced. Chris Kennedy was announced to be running in the seat for the Greens on Thursday morning, but nine

The Guardian WorldMay 22
Politics

One Nation branch official defended Hitler Youth and called Aboriginal people ‘stone age’ in racist posts

local party branch”. He also attended a function linked to the Lilley branch with Senator Pauline Hanson in October. Drew claims to have had a long association with One Nation, saying he has believed

The Guardian WorldJun 15
Politics

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

candidates. It would require a uniform swing of 19% to another party for Labour to lose its majority, though there is a high element of unpredictability in a race where five parties are fielding

The Guardian WorldMay 6
Politics

Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence

candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali. Photograph: Santiago Saldarriaga/AP The two main challengers, the far-right lawyer and “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella, 47, and the rightwing senator Paloma Valencia, 48, promise a return

The Guardian WorldMay 30
Politics

‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up Congress

local union, then moved up to roles with the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, where he was [elected](https://www.ppffa.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/officers.cfm) president in 2021. “It appears, not just to me but to my unions

The Guardian WorldJun 8
Politics

Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader

election this week, would the relationship with Labour would improve with a change at the top? She praised Burnham for his work on the rights of migrant workers – a cause close to her heart

BBC NewsJun 15
Politics

Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats

candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, a physician, statistically tied in the gubernatorial election slated for November. Ramaswamy, a billionaire from Cincinnati who has stirred controversy for [defending](https://abcnews.com/Politics/ramaswamy-defends-debunked-conspiracy-theories-shared-republican-debate/story?id=105464858) conspiracy theories

The Guardian WorldMay 4
Politics

A race on the right: What to know about Idaho’s 2026 primary elections

election. Still, the vote is expected to serve as a bellwether for the future of the Republican Party under President Donald Trump’s leadership. Many of the state’s Republican primaries are contests between moderates

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 18
Politics

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

local councils in England, as well as in the devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales, are the United Kingdom’s most significant test of public opinion before the next general election, which

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 8
Politics

Karen Bass heads to LA mayoral runoff after falling short of majority

election, and was met with [high](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-19/karen-bass-homelessness-plan-first-100-days-poll) approval ratings when she assumed office. In her first month in office, Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness, a move to expedite the construction

The Guardian WorldJun 3
Politics

Nebraskans head to the polls as Democrats vote in primaries ahead of House and Senate races

candidate, whom state Democrats have thrown their support behind. ## Second congressional district Most US states use a winner-take-all method to award electoral college votes: whoever wins the whole state gets the entirety

The Guardian WorldMay 12
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