BBC Politics8 May 2026
Reform gains control of Newcastle-under-Lyme in historic night for party
The party's Richard Tice says voters have turned out to "repaint the red wall, the turquoise wall".
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
RestoreRemigration24/02/2026
Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026
The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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Express Politics8 May 2026
Angela Rayner humiliated as Labour loses her council in bombshell local election result
Ruling party loses 16 of the 17 seats it was defending in Greater Manchester to Reform UK
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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026
Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader
Leadership in peril as party loses seats in heartlands and control of councils in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Hartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to a humiliating defeat in a byelection for the city’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to consider resigning as opposition leade
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Express Politics8 May 2026
Treasury responds as support soars for £18,000 income tax threshold change
All you need to know as Chancellor Rachel Reeves issues statement over frozen income tax personal allowance to be raised dein £12,570 to £18,000
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Express Politics8 May 2026
Families facing 'postcode lottery' for support amid rising costs of fuel
Silver Voices fears that thousands of low-income families in England will miss out on this essential support because of the vagaries of the scheme.
BBC Politics8 May 2026
Labour loses control of Exeter after 14 years
Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats also make gains while the Conservatives lose a seat.
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Sky News Politics8 May 2026
Labour Party on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats
It has become clear from the overnight declarations that the Labour Party is on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats.
Express Politics8 May 2026
Reform's Nadim Zahawi reveals 2 things that must happen next to get rid of Keir Starmer
If Andy Burnham is able to get his people onto the NEC, then Starmer "might be gone by the end of the year", suggested Nadhim Zahawi.
BBC Politics8 May 2026
Chris Mason: Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats
So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.
BBC Politics8 May 2026
Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats
So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.
Conservative Home8 May 2026
Horrible results for Labour, good for Reform but ‘just about managing’ is the probably best the Tories can expect
It never was going to be a glorious morning for the Conservatives, but I the ‘sit rep’ right now is a beleaguered but unbowed acceptance of baked in expectations. Watching the Labour party take a beating less than two years after a landslide, as Dorothy said, folks, we are not in Kansas anymore. The post Horrible results for Labour, good for Reform but ‘just about managing’ is the probably best the Tories can expect appeared first on Conservative Home.
Express Politics8 May 2026
Starmer humiliated as Miliband already 'in secret talks with PM to resign'
Ed Miliband has privately urged Sir Keir Starmer to set a resignation timetable amid fears Labour will descend into a bitter leadership contest