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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Green by-elections may cost up to £250,000

A number of Green councillors are ineligible to take up elected positions, leading to by-elections.

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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' post

The Green Party had announced Chris Kennedy withdrew as candidate for "personal and family reasons".

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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' post

The Green Party had announced Chris Kennedy withdrew as candidate for "personal and family reasons".

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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Reform MS says Ukraine flag should not fly at 'virtue signalling' Welsh Parliament

The Welsh Parliament has flown a Ukrainian flag since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Five held in Tameside election fraud investigation

Four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in Tameside earlier, police say.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Green Party candidate pulls out of by-election

Chris Kennedy withdraws from the contest hours after he was named as the Green Party's candidate.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Five held in Tameside election fraud investigation

Four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in Tameside earlier, police say.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

'I've worked too hard to feel impostor syndrome'

You might know Naz Shah as the MP for Bradford West. But her journey into politics is far from typical. Naz grew up in poverty in Bradford in the 1970s, in a home affected by domestic abuse. As a child, she was sent to Pakistan and forced into marriage with her cousin, before returning to the UK.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

People in Britain can't afford a good life, Burnham says

Andy Burnham was speaking in a series of interviews with the candidates for the Makerfield by-election.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

People in Britain can't afford a good life, Burnham says

Andy Burnham was speaking in a series of interviews with the candidates for the Makerfield by-election.

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BBC Politics20 May 2026

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

The former first minister said a lack of new powers for Wales was significant in Labour's election defeat.

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BBC Politics20 May 2026

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

The former first minister said a lack of new powers for Wales was significant in Labour's election defeat.

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