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election, 5,399 votes behind Labour’s Josh Simons, who announced last week he would give up his role so Burnham could launch his attempt to return to Westminster. Archived copies of Kenyon
leadership challenge. “I take responsibility for not walking away, not plunging our country into chaos, as the Tories did time and again, chaos that did lasting damage to this country. A Labour government would never
Local Muslim voters [told the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/10/muslim-voters-turning-from-labour-to-greens-newcastle-local-elections) they are considering switching from Labour to the Greens, in part because they believe it is the best party to fight the far right. Most catastrophic
Labour under pressure in the run-up to a [tough round of local elections next week](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/labour-risk-red-wall-collapse-may-elections), Niesr said that the economic hit from the Iran war had the potential to add almost
local elections on Thursday of next week will be a more perilous moment for the prime minister than this week’s parliamentary scrutiny. “Labour MPs are very depressed. They have mostly decided that they
local council elections in May 2026 saw a shift, with Reform UK winning 49.8% of the area's vote compared to Labour's 24.3%. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/getty_6a0f3e9174-1779383953.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Andy Burnham, mayor
local and national elections. Government bond markets for major economies have all fallen since the US-Israeli conflict with Iran began, meaning the effective cost of borrowing for governments has shot up. There have been
local ward of Kentish Town. In Sunderland, the education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s patch, Reform won full control of the city council. In Wigan, the culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s constituency, Reform
local elections next year”. He added: “Some say we will look like the Tories if we change leader. But would they have done better if they’d kept Boris in despite partygate? Or kept Truss
local elections and byelection. Photograph: More in Common But he says in the byelection the left bloc and the right bloc were much the same size as they were in Makerfield at the 2024 general
local strongholds in the balance, familiar faces fighting to hold onto their seats and the future direction of Scottish politics at stake, every party has a part to play in this story. What should
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
leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge
Labour party (ABLP) is the best institution to run this country.” Jamale Pringle, the leader of the opposition United Progressive party (UPP), was the only member of his party to win his seat. Pringle defeated
leadership challenge, former Labour voters in a Birmingham constituency were last week feeling nervous about what could come next. A month ago, the group from Birmingham Yardley [had very little good to say about
impacted the whole country. ![Abortion-rights activists protested outside of the Supreme Court in March 2024, when the overall FDA authorization of the abortion pill mifepristone was challenged. It remained available after that case
leadership challenge has not been met. In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended to get on with governing. “As I said yesterday
local elections. On the Today programme this morning **Alex Burghart**, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, dismissed this claim, saying: “There aren’t any political games going on here.” He is lucky
leadership). It boils down to a more interventionist approach to the economy, the public takeover of essential assets and a serious expansion of devolution. Burnham set out some big ideas during the campaign – a decade
impact. Her team decided it was best to do two interviews - one newspaper, one television - and wait until the next morning to publish them. Soon after the monarch had changed out of his Imperial State