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Express Politics6 May 2026

Labour 'going down in ball of flames' and voters 'want Keir gone'

Political earthquake expected in Wales, threatening the Prime Minister's future as voters opt for Reform UK and Plaid Cymru

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Cameo, speeches, pushing gold bullion: how Farage has made millions since becoming an MP

After two years in parliament, Reform UK leader has brought in £2m on top of his Commons salary Nigel Farage’s income since being elected MP has hit £2m, analysis shows “There’s no money in politics,” Nigel Farage complained almost a decade ago, describing himself as “53, separated and skint”. He has since proved himself wrong. After two years in parliament, Farage has brought in £2m, including hospitality, through speeches, presenting, writing news articles, promoting gold bullion – and even

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Nigel Farage’s income since being elected MP has hit £2m, analysis shows

Reform UK leader has registered wide range of financial interests on top of his Commons salary since July 2024 Cameo, speeches, pushing gold bullion: how Farage has made millions since becoming an MP Nigel Farage’s income since he was elected as an MP has now reached £2m on top of his parliamentary salary, analysis of the register of MPs has shown. Farage’s earning power sets him alongside a small number of MPs who have been able to leverage their status for external income alongside their day

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

The Guardian view on Britain’s multiparty politics: the Westminster voting system needs to catch up | Editorial

Local and devolved elections will reveal fragmented party allegiances that cannot be fairly represented in parliament via first past the post Some results in local council and devolved elections this week can be forecast with confidence, but none with precision. Labour will have a torrid time everywhere. Reform UK will do well, continuing the trend of recent years. The Greens will surge in parts of London. Plaid Cymru will enjoy a breakthrough in Wales. Those trends could produce a wide spectrum

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

UK voters need to hear battle over bills and climate crisis are linked, green experts say

As Reform vows to block solar and windfarms, energy leaders say renewables offer most secure future, insulating UK from hostile forces UK politics live – latest updates • May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland? The defining issue of Thursday’s local elections, feedback from doorsteps suggests, will be the UK’s soaring cost of living. But voters should be told about the links between inflation and the affects of fossil fuels and the climate crisis – or the remedies th

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

When will the elections results come in?

In Scotland and Wales counting will begin on Friday, while in England results are expected to start coming overnight.

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Taxi for Keir Starmer! Kemi Badenoch lands crushing blow to Labour ahead of elections

Exclusive: The Tory leader speaks to the Express in the back of a Hackney Cab during election campaigning

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

One of the last true believers, Pat McFadden is sent out to defend kryptonite Keir | John Crace

Starmer is determined to see his five-year term through, even if it’s not what the country or the party wants 'Twas the night before the elections, when all through No 10, not a creature was stirring, not even a hen. Mainly because Downing Street had come to the conclusion that letting Keir Starmer loose on the campaign trail was a surefire way to lose votes. Canvassers from all over the country had confirmed what the polls were saying. That the prime minister was kryptonite to Labour’s chances.

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

‘I am losing faith’: disaffected Scottish voters may deny SNP a fifth term

The Scottish parliament election is the most unpredictable for some time, with Labour claiming it is winning over the don’t knows It was supposed to be a carefully choreographed walkabout for John Swinney through his party’s target seat of Hamilton. Instead, the Scottish National party leader was confronted by angry voters, including his own. Natasha Kelly, 35, railed against the local council’s failure to improve the damp council flat that had left her 13- and eight-year-old boys with chronic a

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

In inner London boroughs such as Camden, home to PM’s constituency, Greens hope to capitalise on collapse in Labour support May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland? In Highgate New Town, a north London housing estate whose brutalist architecture has been a fixture of film shoots, the enormous scale of the challenge Labour faces in the capital from the Greens was starkly evident. “I’ve always voted Labour. My entire family has, but it feels like a time for a change,” s

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Reform poised for huge gains in the election - check if your area could go to Nigel Farage

Farage's party is closing in on control in dozens of councils.

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

What could Reading's housing situation look like?

With local elections taking place in Reading on Thursday, housing issues loom large for voters.

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