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...
Will this be the 'anyone but the big parties' local election?4 hours agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A sliver here and a sliver there" – in a few days...
Will this be the 'anyone but the big parties' local election?1 hour agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A sliver here and a sliver there" – in a few days...
On Thursday, May 1, local elections will be taking place up and down the country. Not only will there be council and mayoral votes, but a crucial Parliamentary by-election will be held on the same...
Looming local elections have spurred Labour Party leaflet writers to dredge up comments made 13 years ago by Nigel Farage saying the NHS could be scrapped in favour of a health insurance-style...
Parliament is now firmly in recess and politicians of all stripes will begin zig-zagging across the country, ahead of May’s local elections. One person with a spring in his step is Nigel Farage....
This year’s local elections will be a major test for all four major party leaders. The votes across England for council, mayor and the Runcorn by-election will finally prove whether the national...
British politics may never be the same after May 1, when a slew of elections will be held, including local council and mayoral polls, as well as the all-important Runcorn by-election. The Runcorn...
Outraged vegans have demanded a senior Conservative MP say sorry after he equated the lifestyle choice to a form of "extremism" promoted by Liberal Democrats politicians. Speaking on the BBC's Sunday...
While nationwide polls have Labour and Reform UK largely neck and neck - with the Tories dismally trailing in third place - in the crucial battleground Red Wall, Nigel Farage's party is now storming...
Reform UK's star is rising in the run up to May's council elections and the Runcorn by-election, in both of which Reform is expected to win big, likely picking up its newest MP. Understandably the...
Surely no one was taken in by Keir Starmer’s theatrics at the weekend? His sudden recall of Parliament on Saturday in order to “save” the Scunthorpe Steel plant is something he could have done...
The quasi-nationalisation of British Steel - and with it the likely scrapping of Net Zero targets - is not only a moral victory for Nigel Farage but a sign of how Reform UK is driving the agenda of...
Meghan Markle once made a bold claim about the late Queen Elizabeth II after sharing a three-word verdict on their relationship. In an unerathed interview with US magazine Variety, the Duchess of...
Keir Starmer’s first few months in Number 10 haven’t gone well. Tax rises and Treasury warnings about a “black hole” in the public finances swiftly shattered business confidence. Changes to...
In a sign of growing confidence for Reform UK, leader Nigel Farage flatly rejected a proposal from Tory counterpart - Kemi Badenoch - for Reform and Tory councillors to form local coalitions if it...