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Still no leader of South Gloucestershire Council two weeks after election

The Conservatives lost their overall majority at the polls but remain the largest single group in the chamber

Bristol Post

Liberal Democrats: why a coalition with Labour wouldn't cause electoral annihilation like their deal with the Tories

Both Labour leader Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey deny that there is any prospect of them forming a coalition government if the next election produces a hung parliament – despite that currently looking like a likely outcome.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak lost for words as he’s asked how it feels to be a LOSER in awkward TV clip

The PM, who is in Japan for the G7 summit, was grilled on how it feels to have lost more than 1,000 Tory seats in his first test at the ballot box in local elections earlier this month

Daily Mirror

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How are votes counted in NI Council elections?

It is a method of proportional representation to help ensure a range of voices have a chance of being among those elected

Belfast Live

The identity crisis facing the Conservative party

“The Tory party knows it is sinking,” said Tom Peck in The Independent. This much is clear, not only because many Cabinet ministers – such as Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch – obviously have their eye “on the soon-to-be-vacant captain’s job”, but also because of the mood of revolt and ideological frenzy…

The Week

Tory peer accused of having 'colonial' mindset with devolution comments

TORY peer Malcolm Offord is facing criticism after claiming Scotland’s devolution settlement is the “most generous of any world system”.

The National (Scotland)

Tories accuse Scottish Government of bid to 'stoke constitutional grievance’ over DRS

Lorna Slater said that if the UK doesn't give the go-ahead, the Deposit Return Scheme will be scrapped

The National (Scotland)

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Richard Murphy: Everything but the truth was on show at Conservatism Conference

I TOOK part in a radio discussion this week in which a Scottish Tory councillor suggested the greatest threats in UK politics seemed to be sixteen…

The National (Scotland)

Renfrewshire Council urged to deploy fly-tipping task force to known dumping hotspot

Councillor Jamie McGuire called for action at a problem area behind the Company Shop in Blythswood Retail Park.

Daily Record

Keir Starmer warned Black MPs 'losing faith' in efforts to tackle 'hierarchy of racism'

A letter signed by Black Labour MPs has demanded urgent action is taken to bring in changes recommended in a bombshell report by Martin Forde KC last year - who found a toxic culture of disputes existed under Jeremy Corbyn

Daily Mirror

Support for Ulez strongly determined by political leaning, poll finds

The findings say that a small majority of Londoners are in favour of the Ulez, in contrast to more resistance by the rest of the country

Evening Standard

DUP candidate 'threatened' at polling station as counting in NI local elections gets underway

Dawn Higgins was 'verbally threatened and had leaflets torn from her hand' during the Northern Ireland local elections, DUP party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has claimed.

Irish Mirror

Stephen Flynn dismisses reports of trade-off with Labour over indyref2

THE SNP’s leader in Westminster has said that a hung parliament will be “key” to Scotland’s future as he dismissed reports of a trade off…

The National (Scotland)

Nearly one in five Dumfries and Galloway schools ran at a loss in 2021/22

The total deficit across the 22 schools in the red was more than £600,000

Daily Record

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The National (Scotland)

Tory peer confuses Question Time panel as he crunches numbers in bid to defend Union

A TORY peer left the Question Time panel bemused as he tried to crunch the numbers from the 2014 independence referendum and 2016 Brexit vote.

The National (Scotland)

Question Time audience member tells Jackie Baillie she'll never vote Labour again

AN audience member on Question Time told Scottish Labour’s deputy leader that she would never vote for her party again as they accused opposition…

The National (Scotland)

Fiona Bruce slammed for 'unacceptable framing' of SNP on Question Time

FIONA Bruce has been slammed for “unacceptable framing” and “editorialising” in her introduction to Thursday night's Question Time.

The Guardian - UK

Loyalty has long been the Tories’ secret weapon. Without it, Sunak stands no chance

As rebel rightwingers jockeyed for position this week, they tore up any remaining hopes of a Conservative election victory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Belfast Live

Polls close in Northern Ireland local elections

Ballots cast on Thursday will elect 462 councillors across the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Polls close in local elections

Polls have now closed in the Northern Ireland local elections.

The Independent UK

Sunak rules out DUP coalition if he fails to win majority at election

The Prime Minister said he was interested in ‘delivering a Conservative majority at the next election’.

Nottingham Post

New Broxtowe leader and mayor chosen after local elections

The Labour group gained 26 seats out of a possible 44 in the May 4 election, compared to the 14 seats it held after 2019

The Independent UK

Black Labour MPs demand ‘urgent action’ on Forde report

Labour said it is ‘fully committed to tackling racist and discriminatory attitudes wherever they arise in whatever section of the party’.

Manchester Evening News

Thousands turned away at polling stations in Greater Manchester due to voter ID rules

Most people returned with ID and voted, but hundreds did not

The National (Scotland)

Branch Office Updates: New Blue Labour + tea room bunk offs

You may have noticed that this week’s newsletter image is blue rather than the archetypal Labour red...

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