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...
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 fresh scandal has erupted in the Channel migrant crisis after a British Border Force vessel was left to rescue asylum seekers from French waters.The dinghy, carrying dozens of people, broke down...
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...
Anger and indifference collide in unpredictable local elections7 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's...
Nigel Farage used PMQs today to tear into Keir Starmer's record on small boats, days after a new record of 10,000 crossings was hit this year.Mr Farage demanded that the PM finally admit his 'smash...
On the eve of the May 1 elections – during which Reform UK is expected to clean up in the Runcorn by-election, as well as win council seats and a couple of mayoralties – Nigel Farage should be...
Chris Mason: A wildly unpredictable local elections14 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's local...
Labour MPs have turned on Sir Keir Starmer over immigration ahead of the local elections. Two backbenchers broke ranks to suggest the Prime Minister must be prepared to leave the European Convention...
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has been tipped to be the "big winner" of the local elections. New polling shows 26% of people intend to vote for the insurgent party this Thursday.The Tories were second on...
A Channel 4 audience member got a round of applause during tonight's local election debate as he hit out at a "gotcha question" to Reform UK. The man criticised Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper for...
Labour’s candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was left red-faced after a voter brutally dismissed her on the doorstep – delivering a blunt verdict on Sir Keir Starmer in the process....
Reform UK faces perhaps its greatest opportunity but also its greatest risks as success looms at the May 1 elections. Nigel Farage's party looks set to win the Runcorn by-election alongside a host of...
Local elections 2025: Is there an election in my area and where can I vote?11 hours agoBBCOn Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors...
As Reform UK heads into Thursday’s local elections, opponents are turning to desperate measures to stem the party's momentum. Nigel Farage’s party has consistently been ahead of both Labour and...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to reveal a new crackdown on immigration to the UK after record numbers were reached this year. The plan will be unveiled following local elections on May 1, when...
This coming Thursday, we hit an important civic milestone, the first local elections since the 2024 General Election. On the first day of May, 1,641 council seats will be up for grabs across 24 local...
Is Tory desperation increasing as Reform UK storms the polls in the run-up to the May 1 elections? Reform is expected to win the Runcorn by-election and pick up wins from both the Conservatives and...
Kemi Badenoch has repeated her support for post-local election deals with Reform UK. The Tory leader said she would be happy for Conservative councillors to team up with Nigel Farage's party to run...
Labour has been warned it will “get its head kicked in” by Reform UK at the local elections. Labour peer Maurice Glasman issued the grave warning ahead of Thursday's ballots where Nigel Farage's...