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Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections?

From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May’s polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster race

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MP’s defection reflects ‘disillusionment’ of Tory voters, says Wes Streeting

Shadow health secretary said Dan Poulter’s defection showed he believed ‘only Labour can be trusted with the NHS’

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From welfare to warfare: Sunak’s spending shift imperils local services again

Council budgets look a likely target when the Tory government seeks to balance the books and pay for its promises

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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating

Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local elections

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‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red?

Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire

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How can Labour fix Britain’s ‘economic failure’ without rejoining the EU?

Starmer wants to make Tory policy on the economy a central theme of its election campaign … without mentioning Brexit

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Threat of summer poll a tactic to ward off Sunak revolt, say senior Tories

Rumours of an early election, despite Labour’s lead in opinion polls, being used to keep unruly Conservative MPs in check

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Tony Blair had it, Boris Johnson too... the quality that wins Angela Rayner support despite her gaffes

Politicians who speak their minds and believe what they say are so rare that voters will forgive them almost anything

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SNP split from Greens boosts Keir Starmer’s election chances, say Labour insiders

As first minister Humza Yousaf fights to stay in power, sources believe fallout from defunct coalition could help Labour win seats at general election

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The Observer view on Dan Poulter and the failing Conservative government

The former Tory health minister has defected to Labour over the crisis in the NHS and has rightly called for an early election

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says university protests against him were ‘legitimate, if noisy’

Cross-party MPs criticise protesters who waved Palestinian flags and shouted at former Tory minister who was flanked by security

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Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis

Ex-health minister Dan Poulter, who also works as a hospital doctor, says Conservatives have become ‘nationalist party of the right’

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From Tyneside to London: five key battlegrounds in England’s 2 May local elections

The main parties’ strengths and vulnerabilities will be starkly on show in the capital, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the north-east and Dorset

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Humza Yousaf seeks ‘common ground’ with opponents ahead of crunch vote

The First Minister is attempting to build bridges with other Scottish parties as he fights for his political future.

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Let Rishi Sunak ‘get on with the job’, says Grant Shapps

Defence secretary says MPs must give the PM space as Tory figures appear to be vying for leadership

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Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right

Even grandees are bracing for the worst. But such apocalyptic language around the party is nothing new, says author Samuel Earle

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What happens when an ex-Daily Star journalist applies clickbait tactics to running for election?

Keane Duncan is trying to win the mayorship of North Yorks with policies such as nationalising a hotel. But is there substance behind the headline-grabbing stunts?

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David Marquand obituary

Politics professor, writer and Labour MP who also stood as an SDP candidate and moved to Plaid Cymru in 2016

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Rishi Sunak struggling to smother frenzy of election rumours

Speculation PM could call election to forestall possible leadership challenge has its own momentum despite No 10 dismissals

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Sadiq Khan urges young Londoners to vote or risk ‘repeat of Brexit and Trump victory’

Labour mayor’s lead over Tory rival has narrowed in week before mayoral election in the capital

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The SNP ditching its Green allies has backfired on Humza Yousaf – and set back the cause of independence

The first minister’s latest misstep will worsen his party’s split along culture war lines, says Dani Garavelli, a freelance journalist and Herald columnist

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Humza Yousaf fights to stay on as second no confidence motion tabled

SNP leader says he will take party into general election, as Scottish Labour submits motion against his government

Evening Standard

Poll finds most Londoners 'concerned' by Susan Hall's social media comments on climate change

The new poll also showed that Sadiq Khan has a 17-point lead over his Tory rival

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start. It’s full renationalisation that Britain needs

The Labour leader needs to stop counting the cost of investing in railways – and see the costs of not doing so, says Dr Tom Haines-Doran, author of Derailed

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Humza Yousaf cancels Glasgow speech as speculation grows over political future

Allies of Scottish first minister say he ‘will come out fighting’ after Greens say they would back no confidence motion

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