18 resultsfor “how many women are running in UK elections”
election, the Electoral Commission said “many candidates experienced unacceptable levels of intimidation and harassment”, in particular women and candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds. More than half of the candidates surveyed by the commission said they
election success. Four weeks later, it’s clear that the fear has intensified. “But many Black, Muslim, Jewish, LGBTQ+ and disabled groups describe this worsening atmosphere that stretches back years, not weeks,” Aamna tells
women and girls, while others say she has overstepped her remit and that she is too vocal and too involved in the running of her husband's party. She has been booed and jeered
UK news*** | Single-sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must [exclude transgender men and women](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/single-sex-toilets-exclude-transgender-people-england-wales-scotland-code-of-practice), according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog. 5. ***Ukraine
Women United – a squad composed of refugees scattered around the world in Australia, the Middle East and Europe – to represent Afghanistan in official competitions [without requiring the approval of the Taliban](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/28/afghanistan-womens-football-team-fifa-recognition), which
UK news*** | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor [received private income](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/andrew-sublet-three-cottages-while-paying-peppercorn-rent-to-crown-estate) from subletting three cottages on his Windsor Royal Lodge estate while paying a “peppercorn rent” to the crown estate, a report into royal property
women – [has been renamed.](https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-new-name-polyendocrine-metabolic-ovarian-syndrome-pmos) ## In depth: ‘Nobody is quite in control of events, including the prime minister’  Keir Starmer delivers a speech
UK. There were also heavy losses for the party in the Scottish Parliament election, [where the SNP won a fifth successive term](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddpevvv97jo) and Labour finished a distant second tied with Reform. West
run-up to the 2027 presidential election. The sense of urgency comes amid anger in France that its representatives – alongside those of UK and other European nations – abstained in March’s [UN vote](https://www.theguardian.com
UK prime minister David Cameron, and Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County – and the four leading Democrats: billionaire Tom Steyer, former health secretary Xavier Becerra, former congresswoman Katie Porter and San Jose Mayor Matt
run a party election broadcast on Friday that will seek to expose some of the “toxic” views of Reform figures, warning viewers in advance of offensive language. While [Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage), the Reform
UK politics*** | Keir Starmer will [face a vote](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/mps-vote-inquiry-starmer-mandelson) on whether to launch a standards investigation into his appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has granted a debate
UK](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/85c3fd87fb4e9d094c2d9e63d7cceb330937e325/650_0_5615_4492/master/5615.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Donald Trump’s war on Iran is having a big impact on prices globally. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Donald Trump is an unpopular US president. In the wake of the US-Israel
run-up to the referendum.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c9d9918290252fb261786840440b59800c54d439/0_251_4822_2713/master/4822.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Virginia held a voting-map referendum on Tuesday. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Voters in Virginia [have approved new congressional maps](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/virginia-congressional-maps) drawn to increase Democrats
UK’s Nigel Farage. He described the Clacton MP as “not just a grifter, he is a chancer”, and said Farage had “fled the scene” after Brexit had made Britain poorer. “It sounded
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
women, some say everyone says stupid things, others question if they’re real, but a sizeable group are put off by them - and in particular the failure of Kenyon to make a proper apology. > double
election. 3. ***Ebola*** | Doses of a potential vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus that is causing an Ebola outbreak in central Africa will not be available for [six to nine months](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/vaccine-bundibugyo-ebola-outbreak-six-to-nine-months-who), the World