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Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership

Greens and pro-Gaza independents made significant gains in the UK’s second-largest city. No party has yet won an overall majority at Birmingham city council, one of Europe’s largest local authorities, with

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

UK had an unpopular Labour government facing an economic crisis, tensions around immigration and US pressure to back military action abroad. Such a backdrop may seem familiar, but this May, the all-out local elections

‘King of the North’: Who is Andy Burnham, a potential UK prime minister?

Green Party. Burnham, whose speech is peppered with northern colloquialisms, leans into his outsider status.  But he has also served as a prominent member of Labour’s front bench, both in power and opposition. Before

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

result would be the worst local election performance for any prime minister since comparable data began. Starmer already has the poorest local election performance of modern prime ministers — but 2026 could be worse Biggest losses

Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews

result of the war in the Middle East. ## In depth: ‘Extreme, hateful, violent attitudes have become normalised’  Protesters yesterday gathered to heckle Keir Starmer