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Express Politics7 May 2026

Farage urges Britain to back Reform and oust 'gutless' Starmer at the polls

Nigel Farage has urged voters to back Reform UK at today's local elections to remove 'gutless' Sir Keir Starmer as polls predict major Reform gains.

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Conservative Home7 May 2026

The national picture behind the Tories local campaign

The Conservatives are hoping that local competence can carry them through this set of elections, but some worry it carries an uncomfortable implication about the national message. The post The national picture behind the Tories local campaign appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics7 May 2026

Local elections results timeline: when do the key battlegrounds across England, Wales and Scotland report?

Labour is resigned to losses but who its voters switch to will be crucial in shaping the new political landscape Labour is braced for a brutal set of local election results that will define either the next phase of Keir Starmer’s prime ministership or bring about the end of it. Party strategists expect losses of close to 2,000 seats across England, Wales and Scotland but the damage could be a lot worse. The danger for the prime minister is not whether Labour loses heavily but where those losses

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The Guardian Politics7 May 2026

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surge Polling has opened across England, Scotland and Wales in a series of local, mayoral and parliamentary contests – the biggest electoral test Keir Starmer and the Labour government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are poised for a set of results that could fundamentally change the political la

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Local elections LIVE: Keir Starmer facing meltdown as voters head to polls

Voters are taking to the polls for the local elections - follow live

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Zack Polanski humiliated as fresh questions over mystery living arrangements emerge

The latest pressure stems from a sale advert for the narrowboat, which was still online this week.

Conservative Home7 May 2026

John Oxley: Saving our high streets is going to take a lot more than the ‘solutions’ so far offered

Realistically, saving the high street as it was would require the flexing of state power. The alternative is accepting the reality that high street shopping is not coming back and probably means redeveloping high streets into housing and providing community spaces. The post John Oxley: Saving our high streets is going to take a lot more than the ‘solutions’ so far offered appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 May 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Why Labour has a Keir problem and Kemi has a Tory problem

Neither can expect a pleasant local election night though Starmer may feel it harder. However both have a similar yet problem to address: People like Badenoch but are still unconvinced by the Tories. Labour has watched its leader alienate most of his electoral coalition. The post Lord Ashcroft: Why Labour has a Keir problem and Kemi has a Tory problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 May 2026

Deborah Taylor: There are signs of Reform UK’s declining momentum Leicestershire

A portion of voters who backed Reform in 2025 as an insurgent alternative are now more hesitant, even if they are not uniformly returning to the Conservatives. The post Deborah Taylor: There are signs of Reform UK’s declining momentum Leicestershire appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics7 May 2026

Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges

Cap of 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would cut fuel demand and combat rising prices, IPPR says Britain should lower speed limits for drivers as part of a package of measures to reduce the impact of the Iran war on consumers, a thinktank has said. Capping legal speeds at 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would help reduce fuel demand and combat soaring oil prices triggered by conflict, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Continue readin

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Zack Polanski's approval rating enters freefall in humiliating blow for Green leader

Zack Polanski's unfavourable ratings have nearly doubled since January as the Green Party antisemitism scandal deepens ahead of Thursday's local elections.

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Nigel Farage effigy stabbed, strangled and hanged in sickening video, as elections loom

A masked individual has been filmed stabbing, strangling and mock executing a Nigel Farage effigy in a sickening social media video days before local elections.

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