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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Reed Backs Rayner Cabinet Return as Labour MPs Plot Move on Starmer

Housing Secretary Steve Reed on Sky News this morning, asked if Angela Rayner should return to the Cabinet: “I think in time. I think she did a great job, I’m a big fan and friend of Angela Rayner. She’s really good at communicating, can cut through to voters, she has a role to play.” The…

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Huge blow for ‘toxic’ Keir Starmer as Labour faces wipeout: ‘We don’t want him around'

The Prime Minister has reportedly been kept away from the cameras as Labour seek to limit the expected damage.

Express Politics5 May 2026

Politics LIVE: Nightmare for Keir Starmer as Labour MPs to launch 'plot to oust him'

Labour MPs are planning an open letter calling for the PM's resignation date.

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Conservative Home5 May 2026

Badenoch vs the brand

The Tory Party leader's clarity cuts through – but cannot yet redeem the Conservative name. What will it take to recover in the polls? The post Badenoch vs the brand appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

‘There is a good deal of fear’: what would a Labour leadership challenge mean for bond markets?

Rayner and Burnham are trying to gain markets’ confidence amid concerns they could loosen fiscal rules if they replace Starmer Who calls the shots on the bin collections in Sunderland, potholes in Hackney, or schools in Cardiff is not normally of interest to City traders in the multitrillion-pound sovereign bond market. But for those dealing in UK government debt, Thursday’s local and devolved government elections are significantly more important than usual, amid speculation that a dire showing

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Conservative Home5 May 2026

Peter Franklin: How can we escape the suffocating similarity between the Conservative Party and Reform UK?

Fortune favours the brave. My hope is that the party that reaches out beyond its comfort zone — and the sterile zero-sum game with its Right-of-centre rival — will be rewarded for it. The post Peter Franklin: How can we escape the suffocating similarity between the Conservative Party and Reform UK? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics5 May 2026

Council investigates as postal vote problems leave ballots undelivered

Cardiff Council says it is investigating after some postal voters said they had not received their ballots.

Conservative Home5 May 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Local elections, worst things Labour have done, energy bills, the right to strike, and is Farage like Trump?

On the local elections a clear majority thought a bad night for Labour would be a reflection on the Labour government generally or Keir Starmer in particular. A majority of 2024 Labour voters also said it would be down to Starmer or Labour in general, and were evenly divided between the two. The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Local elections, worst things Labour have done, energy bills, the right to strike, and is Farage like Trump? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 May 2026

Judy Terry: Confusion and disillusionment will reduce the local election turnout

Few people understand – or are even aware of - the implications of local government reorganisation. The post Judy Terry: Confusion and disillusionment will reduce the local election turnout appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics5 May 2026

It's not just Keir Starmer facing electoral oblivion – this party leader is doomed too

OPINION - ESTHER McVEY: Silly stunts won't be enough to save the Lib Dems from the fallout of this week's elections I suspect

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Starmer is about to be rocked in one region - and Britain will never be the same again

Two parties are going head to head in what promises to be a major political earthquake

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Reversing Thatcher’s failed legacy of privatisation can be a Labour vote-winner. If you see Keir, tell him | Julian Coman

The Tell Sid campaign promised to make the working man rich, but in reality the selling of public assets made us all poorer In the summer of 1987, as life in Britain was being steadily reshaped by Margaret Thatcher, I landed a temporary job as an electrician’s mate in a steel-drum factory. I was a truly useless assistant, and justified my existence by singing songs to entertain my boss as he worked. As I recall, by the time I left Stuart had come round to quite liking Bob Dylan, but still had no