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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

Kemi Badenoch issues massive Triple Lock boost for pensioners

EXCLUSIVE: The Tory leader gave her backing to the policy as she sat down with the Express on the campaign trail

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

As Labour heads for a wipeout, a lesson: never fall for the 'adults in the room’ line again | Aditya Chakrabortty

Presenting himself as a serious, sensible ‘grownup’ was essential to Starmer’s rise to power. His premiership has revealed how hollow that message is Some big questions will be asked this weekend – about how Labour fell so far so fast, about when Keir Starmer goes and who takes his place – but at least one big thing will be clear: never entrust your country to people who keep insisting they’re grown up. Think back to 2024 and the birth of Starmer’s government. “The adults are back in the room,”

Express Politics6 May 2026

Keir Starmer torn apart as despairing UK mums issue brutal verdict

Mumsnet users believe the country is getting worse and lack faith in party leaders to rescue the nation

Express Politics6 May 2026

Politicians are counting on you not to vote tomorrow - here's why you should

Politicians are counting on you not voting tomorrow - but your council controls your bins, your street and your children's school. It matters.

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

Carry on vaping, Angela Rayner: voters might just like you for it | Zoe Williams

With her eye on No 10, the former deputy PM is apparently shedding bad habits. But isn’t a proudly imperfect leader just what we need? Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, is the bookmakers’ favourite to be Keir Starmer’s successor. She is also someone who has recently given up vaping, according to the government minister Steve Reed, who had dinner with her at the weekend and told Sky News about it. These two facts about her – wanting to be PM and quitting vaping – are almost certai

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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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BBC Politics6 May 2026

People urged not to cancel flights over fuel shortage fears

Airlines have cut 13,000 flights globally in May as jet fuel prices soar due to the conflict in the Middle East.

BBC Politics6 May 2026

People urged not to cancel flights over fuel shortage fears

Airlines have cut 13,000 flights globally in May as jet fuel prices soar due to the conflict in the Middle East.