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Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform?

election in 2024. Indeed, an opinion poll by Survation last week put Burnham only slightly ahead of Reform UK’s candidate, Robert Kenyon, with 43 percent and 40 percent, respectively. But that poll also found

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

7 May, with results expected to follow on Friday and over the weekend. The polls will be the biggest test of public opinion since Labour won the general election in 2024. Opinion polling suggests

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

7 May election, and was pushed into third place for the first time. It had won every Cardiff Bay election since 1999 and held half of the Senedd's seats until its defeat, when

‘This is not the country I moved to’: the British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage

elections on 7 May. The 2021 census found British Asians made up almost half the population in the north-west London borough, which has been seen as a Conservative stronghold in recent years. A YouGov

Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry

7 May, in which the party is hoping to make gains in areas that have experienced decades of manufacturing job losses. Wales is a particular focus. The party is polling almost level with Plaid Cymru

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

election. But there was a period around Starmer's 2024 victory when the SNP appeared to be on the ropes. Voters were turning away from the party amid a police investigation into the party

PM insists he will not walk away as Burnham promises to change Labour

7 May. Speaking earlier in the day, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said there had been an "extraordinary own goal for 10 days" and said Labour MPs needed to remember that they are in government

Friday briefing: ​As Israel’s coalition collapses, can its prime minister hang on to power?

may spell the end for Netanyahu. First, the headlines: ## Five big stories 1. ***UK news*** | The parents of a girl critically injured in the Southport attack were allowed [no more than 12 counselling sessions

The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate

7 May Scottish parliament election on a platform of maximising domestic fossil fuel production. "Shutting down North Sea oil and gas is the biggest act of self-harm," says the party's Scottish leader Malcolm

What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?

May 2024, with 63.4% of the vote - in Wigan, he received 66% of the vote. Polling expert Sir John Curtice told Politico Labour would have "less than 5% chance" in the Makerfield by-election

More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018

7,380 people have crossed the Channel since January, which is 36% lower than the same period last year. A Home Office spokesperson said the government is "bearing down on small boat crossings". They added

What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?

7 May has passed. If you go to the polling station without the correct ID, you will be asked to come back with valid documentation. If you think your ID has been wrongly rejected

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

May the [Liberal Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/liberaldemocrats), largely ignored in recent weeks, could wake up as the biggest party in English local government. This is just one of several paradoxes for the party’s leader

Tactical voting by Greens and Lib Dems could be key to Labour victory in Makerfield

2024, the Lib Dems won 7% of the vote, and the Greens 4.5%, which combined is significantly more than Andy Burnham’s narrow poll lead. In May’s council election in Wigan, the Greens

I'm on six different NHS waiting lists - it's taking over my life

election in Wales on 7 May, NHS waiting times are one of the challenges facing the next Welsh government. Amy-Jane, 30, from south Wales, was first diagnosed with endometriosis in 2018, a condition where

What you need to know about the 7 May elections in England, Scotland and Wales

2024 general election will see millions of people head to the polls on Thursday 7 May. Voters in Scotland and Wales will elect representatives to their national parliaments, while a number of local council

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

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

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

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

2024. But less than two years later, Labour lost the most seats of any party in last week's regional elections. While Labour faltered, right-wing populist Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage – a Trump

Burnham’s momentum builds in Makerfield as byelection nears

2024 intake. Such is the desire to be part of this most momentous of byelections, constituency Labour parties are sending busloads of activists and staffers are staying in cabins in local people’s gardens. There