I’m not writing my usual blog today but here, as an alternative, is the Politics Live readers’ edition. It is a place for you to discuss today’s politics, and to share links to breaking news and to the most interesting stories and blogs on the web.
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You can read all today’s Guardian politics stories here.
And here are some of the main ones on our site this morning.
- Theresa May has reaffirmed that Britain is “unconditionally committed” to maintaining security cooperation with the European Union as the UK prepares for Brexit.
- British politics could make a notable shift towards extremist nationalism when Ukip announces its new leader at its annual conference in Torquay on Friday, amid speculation the winner could be an anti-Islam activist with close links to the far right.
- Theresa May has been urged to revive her election pledge to put a price cap on energy bills by more than 70 Conservative MPs who signed a cross-party letter to the prime minister before the party’s conference this weekend.
- Theresa May has said the decision not to renew Uber’s London licence is disproportionate, and accused the mayor, Sadiq Khan, of putting thousands of jobs at risk.
- A Labour-run council has said it is opposed to Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal to force local authorities to ballot residents before carrying out housing redevelopments because a yes/no vote would risk oversimplifying a complex issue.
Local council byelections take place on Thursdays. There were 12 yesterday. Britain Elects has most of the results.
Twelve council by-elections tonight. #SuperThursday@andrewteale's previews: https://t.co/t3f7gxG1B3
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Labour HOLD Toddbrook (Harlow).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Toddbrook (Harlow) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
LAB: 52.2% (+13.6)
CON: 36.1% (+11.4)
UKIP: 7.3% (-29.4)
GRN: 3.0% (+3.0)
LDEM: 1.4% (+1.4)
Labour GAIN Halton-with-Aughton (Lancaster) from Independent.
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Halton-with-Aughton (Lancaster) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
LAB: 27.4% (+18.0)
GRN: 27.2% (-0.9)
CON: 26.2% (+2.0)
LDEM: 19.3% (+19.3)
No Ind (-38.3) as prev.
Labour HOLD Kingstone (Barnsley).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Kingstone (Barnsley) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
LAB: 57.5% (-2.4)
LDEM: 19.2% (+19.2)
CON: 8.8% (-3.5)
GRN: 6.8% (-4.1)
BNP: 5.8% (-5.2)
DDIP: 1.9% (+1.9)
Conservative HOLD Stretton (East Staffordshire).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Stretton (East Staffordshire):
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
CON: 47.2% (+2.1)
IND: 28.2% (+28.2)
LAB: 19.2% (-0.4)
UKIP: 3.2% (-24.4)
LDEM: 2.2% (+2.2)
No Grn as prev.
Washburn (Harrogate) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
CON: 75.3% (+0.3)
LAB: 12.5% (-0.9)
GRN: 8.4% (+8.4)
YORK: 3.9% (+3.9)
Con HOLD.
No UKIP (-11.6) as prev.
Conservative HOLDS in...
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Chedburgh (St. Edmundsbury).
Hundon (St. Edmundsbury).
Results for Northampton...
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
Conservative HOLD Nene Valley.
Labour HOLD Eastfield.
Eastfield (Northampton) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
LAB: 50.5% (+13.5)
CON: 29.5% (-4.1)
LDEM: 20.0% (+16.7)
No UKIP (-21.3) and Grn (-4.9) as prev.
Nene Valley (Northampton):
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 28, 2017
CON: 52.5% (+10.1)
LAB: 22.4% (+7.8)
LDEM: 19.2% (+9.3)
GRN: 5.9% (+5.9)
No UKIP (-19.6) and Ind (-13.6).
Labour HOLD Trimdon & Thornley (Durham).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 29, 2017
Trimdon & Thornley (Durham) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 29, 2017
LAB: 65.4% (+15.2)
IND: 20.0% (+20.0)
LDEM: 6.7% (-3.7)
CON: 6.4% (-12.8)
GRN: 1.6% (+1.6)
No UKIP.
