Reform UK's Sarah Pochin has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes, in an astounding victory amid a wider earthquake in local English politics. Early results have shown a huge...
Nigel Farage’s Reform has won a crunch by-election by just six votes following a knife-edge recount in Runcorn and Helsby. Labour and Reform were separated by a wafer-thin margin of just four votes...
Runcorn recount with Reform and Labour just four votes apart30 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterReutersThe Runcorn and Helsby by-election has gone to a recount with just four votes separating...
A handful of Kneecap festival performances have been cancelled as counter-terrorism police investigate footage which allegedly shows the band calling for the deaths of MPs and shouting "up Hamas, up...
In a fierce election night showdown, Labour's Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson exchanged heated words with Tory MP Richard Holden, accusing him of being "always so hostile" in a cringeworthy...
When will we know the results?56 minutes agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCPolls have closed in local council and mayoral elections across parts of England.These are the first local elections since the...
Cristina HorezRowan IngsBBC Global Disinformation Unit & BBC Trending30 April 2025Romanians are returning to the polls this weekend, following the unprecedented cancellation of presidential...
A row has erupted in West Cornwall over Cornwall Council’s controversial proposal to demolish a much-valued community centre in Penzance to make way for a 72-flat care complex, a plan branded...
Meghan Markle revealed whether or not she wants a career in politics this week when she appeared on her friend’s podcast. On Monday, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, appeared on The Jamie Kern Lima Show,...
Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason talks through what's at stake in this year's local elections.1 day agoChris Mason, BBC Political EditorEngland...
Local elections are being held across 24 counties and six mayoral authories across England today as voters heads to the polls.While many millions of people are off to their local polling stations to...
Ed Miliband has a rare knack for winding people up. Maybe it’s the sanctimonious tone, the misplaced certainty, the goofy conviction that his batty ideas are invariably correct.Or perhaps it’s...
Is there a local election in my area and where can I vote?3 days agoBBCOn Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors in England are...
As millions across England head to the polls today for the local elections, it's important to remember that you must bring valid photo identification in order to vote in person. This requirement has...
When are the 2025 local elections and who can vote?22 hours agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCVoters in some parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on Thursday 1 May.These are the first local...
Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England35 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaVoters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of...
Downing Street forced Tony Blair to row back from his criticism of the government’s net zero strategy after Labour politicians warned he had given a boost to Tory and Reform ahead of local...
Nigel Farage has suggested Labour's connection with working class people is the "weakest now it's ever been".Reform UK's leader blamed policies such as the axing of the winter fuel payment for...
A shock poll has predicted that Labour could cling on by the skin of its teeth in the crunch Runcorn by-election despite a massive surge in support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. However, even if it...
Lee Anderson has issued a blunt response to a video shared on social media by the Conservative party. The video aappears to show the Chief Whip of Reform UK saying that "a vote for Reform is a vote...