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elections are not all about No 10. Reform has been leading the UK-wide polls for more than a year now, consistently. Their popularity seems to have steadied since 2025 rather than zoomed
position. “The definition of ‘winning’ is always contestable in PR elections. Often the largest party emerges with similar proportions of votes and seats to other parties, so of course Reform are going to exploit that
UK politics live Good morning. We are now into the final week of campaigning for the Scottish parliament, Welsh Senedd and English local elections. Keir Starmer had been planning a big speech today
UK politics live Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer
UK Security Vetting (UKSV), then he wouldn't have pressed ahead with the appointment. That's because Sir Olly's implicit claim - contested vigorously now by No 10 - is that the political team in Downing
contesting the election results and frequently appeared on television as Trump and allies spread the false claim the 2020 election was stolen. During one appearance, she suggested the president’s supreme court appointees would save
position after opposition party leaders called for him to quit over the affair, arguing he w[ould not have gone ahead with sending him to Washington](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/18/starmer-would-have-blocked-mandelson-role-over-vetting-failure-says-lammy) had he known. But senior government
contested territory. Trump and Milei have met several times. The Argentinian leader is a regular feature at conservative pro-Trump political gatherings in the US. Trump has previously described Milei — a far-right populist leader
UK. Bev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is tipped for the candidacyand is understood not to have ruled herself out. She declined to comment. “We could get a very good candidate over
contest, but culminated in declarations of loyalty from ministers. "What it proved was neither Wes nor Angie were ready for it. I was waiting for a call (from Steeting's team) and it never came
contests that are absent from the archives. ***Martin*** - **Melanie C** is funny answering [questions from readers](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/30/i-did-receive-bottles-on-stage-there-might-have-been-urine-melanie-c-on-spice-girls-mania-impostor-syndrome-and-her-date-with-a-chili-pepper) on the Spice Girls, imposter syndrome and what kind of spice she would be. ***Patrick*** - Sleek