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Politics

Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs

elections, with expected challengers including [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham), Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting locked in what one cabinet minister called a “Mexican standoff”, with no one ready to move first. Watson’s warning

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

election against candidates backed by Trump. ## **In other news …** ![A composite image of Blake Lively, wearing a flowered gown, posing on the red carpet against a backdrop of flowers, and Justin Baldoni wearing a blue

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

Who is Ali al-Zaidi, the businessman named as Iraq’s PM-designate?

candidate acceptable to both local factions and foreign powers. Former President Nouri al-Maliki, a deeply divisive pro-Iran figure, was forced to withdraw from the race following opposition from US President Donald Trump. Outgoing

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 28
Politics

Police raid Peru’s election authorities after outcry over slow vote count

local broadcaster RPP. The homes of five other officials were also targeted by police raids, as were offices belonging to Galaga, a private company that transports election ballots. Corvetto resigned on Tuesday, though he denied

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 24
Politics

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

local services, higher defence spending and an overhaul of inheritance tax to pay for Britain’s creaking social care system. ![Keir Starmer giving a speen with the union jack in the background](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ed7da17c269095b631bcfdf433b28ca284965d86/0_0_3679_2475/master/3679.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)

The Guardian WorldMay 1
Politics

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

local election results announced in the late afternoon and early evening. Counting for mayoral elections will only begin on Friday, with Hackney and Newham expected to declare at 1pm, followed by Watford at 2pm, Lewisham

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

May elections live: millions cast their votes across England, Scotland and Wales

candidate for Mayor of London in far-off 2028. Another followed in November. There have been two other by-elections, one of them producing a Tory hold, the other a Labour hold. The net outcome

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district

local control while stripping Memphis voters from meaningful representation. “You cannot claim to respect democracy while changing the rules after candidates have already qualified to run,” he added. “You are creating chaos on purpose.” Lamar

The Guardian WorldMay 7
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

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

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

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

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

Joy and desire for change as Gaza’s Deir el-Balah holds elections

candidate list composed mostly of young people, describing them as “capable and experienced in their work,” reflecting her hope for a more efficient municipal administration. “The reality the city is living after displacement

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 25
Politics

Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’

local elections. A post on a Facebook group for Royal Mail staff said: “My DO had reform party’s D2D today. I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me! Idgaf

The Guardian WorldApr 26
Politics

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

election victory in Gorton and Denton, where 30 percent of the population is Muslim and the Greens put Gaza at the forefront of their campaign. The victory shocked the British establishment and forced many

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

candidates because there were so few rules and regulations on these new markets. "Unless the federal government makes a change … it's kind of going to continue to be the Wild West, in all honesty

NPR Topics: NewsMay 7
Politics

Brazil’s police open a probe into presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro

candidate Flavio Bolsonaro issued defamatory statements about his election rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. On Wednesday, a decision from Justice Alexandre de Moraes was published, allowing the Federal Police to proceed with

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 15
Politics

Farage deploys the rottweiler to distract from awkward £5m gift story | John Crace

local elections on Thursday. And there would be no problem finding places to build these detention centres. There was plenty of space. I mean, imagine if Lewisham was to turn Green. Then you could just

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

‘It’s Andy or bust’: could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer?

local elections in five London boroughs – Haringey, Islington, Southwark, Lewisham and Bromley. Having once been viewed suspiciously by some in the 2024 intake as aloof and dismissive of those who had won seats

The Guardian WorldApr 24
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