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Anti-Burnham fake news on Makerfield Facebook accounts has surged, report finds – UK politics live

election for a century. Nearly half of Britons (46%) now seek out local news through social media, second only to television and ahead of every other source. Over a third (34%) make use of local

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

local elections. [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell) told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency” from Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister

‘No friends to the oil and gas industry’: Aberdeen South, the byelection where one topic dominates

election. They are focusing hard on tactical voters hostile to the SNP, while attacking Reform for splitting the anti-SNP vote. A narrow 1,200-vote majority for the SNP in a contiguous Holyrood seat

What does the data tell us about immigration in Wales? Search for your area

Local authorities in Wales have legal duties towards those who are homeless, and what help is given depends on circumstances. Home Office figures showed that, as of the end of December 2025, 128 asylum seekers

Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy

impact of the war, and that Vance himself was concerned about the cost of living in the run-up to the US midterm elections. On Sunday, Trump announced US negotiators would head to Pakistan this

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

local election results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-disastrous-night-local-elections-keir-starmer-leadership) in the UK built on Keir Starmer’s longstanding reputational problem: only 11% of Britons believe he has been a good or great prime minister, and nearly 60% believe

Hastie says falling house prices might not be ‘all that encouraging’ for recent buyers – as it happened

elected as the next federal Liberal party president on Friday. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP Hastie said the Liberals had to engage more Australians. He acknowledged the party has continued to struggle in polls despite Labor

What impact do refugees have on housing in Glasgow?

impact of asylum and migration on housing. Scotland, like the rest of the UK, has experienced a boom in immigration in recent years. Official routes such as international student visas account for [most

South Sudan’s Jonglei: Who burned homes and silenced hospitals?

labour. Others were being treated for gunshot wounds. By the evening of February 3, just hours after the last patients were carried out, a bomb struck the empty facility, ripping a crater through its warehouse

Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again

party leadership, [the charity has said](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/05/zack-polanski-falsely-claimed-to-be-british-red-cross-spokesperson-charity-says). 2. ***Fuel shortages***| Two million airline seats have been [cut from this month’s schedules](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/airline-seats-cut-jet-fuel-prices) as airlines redraw their operations because of soaring