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Senior Labour Official: We Need Policies To Win Back Green Voters
Senior Labour Official: We Need Policies To Win Back Green Voters
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Exclusive: Senior Labour Party official David Evans has suggested the party will need policies to win back Green voters in the wake of this month’s local elections, rather than relying on tactical voting to bring them back into the fold.
Construction, Finance And Gambling Companies Donate Most Money To MPs
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Construction, Finance And Gambling Companies Donate Most Money To MPs
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
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Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Labour Considering Cross-Department Ministers To Act As Scotland's 'Window To The World'
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Labour Considering Cross-Department Ministers To Act As Scotland's "Window To The World"
Right Wing Tories Dare Rishi Sunak To 'Fish' In Reform's 'Pond'
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Right Wing Tories Dare Rishi Sunak To "Fish" In Reform's "Pond"
Tory MP Says BNP Is A Better Fit For Natalie Elphicke Than Labour
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Tory MP Says BNP Is A Better Fit For Natalie Elphicke Than Labour
All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
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All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
The House Live
Lords Diary – Lord Watson
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By Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Lords Diary – Lord Watson
Foxes at the door – the Tories' identity crisis
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By Tim Bale
Foxes at the door – the Tories' identity crisis
The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'
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By Sienna Rodgers
The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'
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Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
By Derek Guy
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Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
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Thangam Debbonaire: 'I will never take voters for granted'
Thangam Debbonaire: "I will never take voters for granted"
By Sophie Church
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Right Wing Tories Dare Rishi Sunak To 'Fish' In Reform's 'Pond'
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Right Wing Tories Dare Rishi Sunak To "Fish" In Reform's "Pond"
Rishi Sunak remains under pressure to move further to the right in order to stem the leak of votes to Reform UK, and it looks likely to intensify with the polling gulf between the Conservatives and Labour as wide as ever.

 
All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
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All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
With the next general election expected this year, more than 100 MPs have already chosen to not stand again for their seats – the majority of whom are Conservatives.
The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'
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By Sienna Rodgers
The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'
The Labour left’s power has collapsed since Keir Starmer took over as leader. Could it still pose a factional threat to the leadership? Sienna Rodgers reports
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Senior Labour Official: We Need Policies To Win Back Green Voters
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Senior Labour Official: We Need Policies To Win Back Green Voters
Exclusive: Senior Labour Party official David Evans has suggested the party will need policies to win back Green voters in the wake of this month’s local elections, rather than relying on tactical voting to bring them back into the fold.
Construction, Finance And Gambling Companies Donate Most Money To MPs
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Construction, Finance And Gambling Companies Donate Most Money To MPs
The construction, finance and gambling industries are among the biggest political donors in the UK over the last two decades and are currently paying millions of pounds a year to MPs, according to a new study of more than two decades of political donations.
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Defence
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that only the Conservatives can be trusted with the UK’s national, energy, and economic security in a new plea to keep his party in office.
Lords Diary – Lord Watson
Defence
By Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Lords Diary – Lord Watson
From Oral Questions on nuclear test veterans, and eschewing tuna melt toasties – to witnessing a defeated politician deliver a speech that is a model of dignity
Labour Considering Cross-Department Ministers To Act As Scotland's 'Window To The World'
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Labour Considering Cross-Department Ministers To Act As Scotland's "Window To The World"
Shadow Scotland Secretary Ian Murray has said Labour is considering introducing cross-departmental Scotland ministers to reform how Scotland is represented across the UK Government, as the party works to finalise its general election manifesto.
Right Wing Tories Dare Rishi Sunak To 'Fish' In Reform's 'Pond'
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Right Wing Tories Dare Rishi Sunak To "Fish" In Reform's "Pond"
Rishi Sunak remains under pressure to move further to the right in order to stem the leak of votes to Reform UK, and it looks likely to intensify with the polling gulf between the Conservatives and Labour as wide as ever.

 
Tory MP Says BNP Is A Better Fit For Natalie Elphicke Than Labour
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Tory MP Says BNP Is A Better Fit For Natalie Elphicke Than Labour
Conservative MP Mark Garnier has said he would have better understood Natalie Elphicke's decision to defect from his party if she had chosen “Reform or the BNP” rather than Labour.
All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
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All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
With the next general election expected this year, more than 100 MPs have already chosen to not stand again for their seats – the majority of whom are Conservatives.
Foxes at the door – the Tories' identity crisis
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By Tim Bale
Foxes at the door – the Tories' identity crisis
Rishi Sunak is very far from alone in being menaced on his right flank. Tim Bale puts the Conservatives’ identity crisis and the rise of Reform UK in a wider European context
Labour's Growing Suburban Support And Tactical Voting Could Deliver 'Double Whammy' Defeat To Tories
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Labour's Growing Suburban Support And Tactical Voting Could Deliver "Double Whammy" Defeat To Tories
The Conservatives could suffer a "double whammy" of a Labour vote share that has spread outside of it's usual concentration in urban centres and tactical voting across the UK at the next general election, according to pollsters analysing the local election results.
MP Natalie Elphicke Defects To Labour From Tories
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MP Natalie Elphicke Defects To Labour From Tories
Natalie Elphicke has become the latest MP to leave the Conservatives and defect to the Labour party.
'High Energy' Rishi Sunak Prepares Pep Talks For Gloomy Tory MPs
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"High Energy" Rishi Sunak Prepares Pep Talks For Gloomy Tory MPs
Rishi Sunak will launch his latest bid to lift the spirits of despondent Conservative MPs this week after a dispiriting set of local elections left them with only one Tory mayor and around half the council seats they started with.
The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'
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By Sienna Rodgers
The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'
The Labour left’s power has collapsed since Keir Starmer took over as leader. Could it still pose a factional threat to the leadership? Sienna Rodgers reports
By-Election Winner Faced 'Complete Step Change' On Becoming An MP
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By-Election Winner Faced "Complete Step Change" On Becoming An MP
Alistair Strathern, the recently elected MP for Mid-Bedfordshire has said he faced a “complete step change” on entering parliament without the resources he had enjoyed during his election campaign.
Labour’s Richard Parker Wins West Midlands Mayor Race Ousting Tory Andy Street
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Labour’s Richard Parker Wins West Midlands Mayor Race Ousting Tory Andy Street
Labour’s Richard Parker has been elected West Midlands mayor, beating Conservative incumbent Andy Street in a tight race that came down to the wire.
Tories Suffer Tough Local Elections As Labour Cleans Up In Mayorals
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Tories Suffer Tough Local Elections As Labour Cleans Up In Mayorals
The Conservatives have faced a second difficult day of local election results, after Labour took the mayoralty in the West Midlands beating Tory incumbent Andy Street, and Sadiq Khan comfortably beat Susan Hall to retain the London position.
Sadiq Khan Re-Elected London Mayor For Historic Third Term
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Sadiq Khan Re-Elected London Mayor For Historic Third Term
Sadiq Khan has been re-elected as Mayor of London for a third term, beating the Tory candidate with a comfortable majority.
Rebel Plot To Oust Rishi Sunak Fizzles Out Despite Ominous Local Election Results
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Rebel Plot To Oust Rishi Sunak Fizzles Out Despite Ominous Local Election Results
Rishi Sunak is expected to avoid a Tory rebel bid to oust him as party leader and Prime Minister despite an ominous picture emerging from Thursday's local elections.
Smaller Parties' Locals Success Hints At Challenges To Come For Labour And Tories
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Smaller Parties' Locals Success Hints At Challenges To Come For Labour And Tories
The local election performances of both the Green Party and Reform could give an indication of electoral challenges to come for Labour and the Conservatives into the general election and beyond, electoral experts have suggested.
Labour Win In 'Rishi Sunak's Backyard' With York And North Yorkshire Mayoralty
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Labour Win In "Rishi Sunak's Backyard" With York And North Yorkshire Mayoralty
Labour have won "in Rishi Sunak’s backyard" after taking the York and North Yorkshire mayoralty.
Tory Ben Houchen Wins Tees Valley Mayoral Election
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Tory Ben Houchen Wins Tees Valley Mayoral Election
The Conservative party's Ben Houchen has been re-elected as Mayor of the Tees Valley.
Local Elections Live: Grim Results For Sunak, But Houchen Wins
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Local Elections Live: Grim Results For Sunak, But Houchen Wins
The Conservative Party could lose up to 500 council seats in the local elections, as the party braces for a bleak and bruising set of results.
Starmer Says Blackpool South Voters Have Sent A Message To Sunak
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Starmer Says Blackpool South Voters Have Sent A Message To Sunak
Voters in Blackpool sent a message “directly to the Prime Minister” Keir Starmer has said, after a by-election that saw a huge swing towards Labour.
Many of Labour’s rail plans build on the Government’s commitment to rail reform, providing certainty for long-term rail restructure in the years ahead Partner content
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By Railway Industry Association
Many of Labour’s rail plans build on the Government’s commitment to rail reform, providing certainty for long-term rail restructure in the years ahead
Whoever wins the next General Election, the UK’s railway needs a fresh start when it comes to rail policy.
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