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Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for the Tories as council voters go to polls

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said the town hall polls were “an important step towards a Labour government that can change Britain for the better”

Evening Standard

Dogs at polling stations: Pups go viral on social media as local elections get underway

Twitter and Instagram are filled with pet pictures as Britian votes in local elections

Evening Standard

Senedd could probe Wales’ Covid response after Labour-Tory deal

The Welsh Government said it is right the decisions it took ‘are openly and properly scrutinised’ but continued to resist a full public inquiry.

The Independent UK

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Labour candidate suspended over tweet accusing member of royal family of being sex offender

Tweet on David Beckett’s profile said there is ‘not a chance in hell’ of him ‘swearing alleigance to a n****’

The Independent UK

More than half of schools disrupted by strikes - but Tories still won't reopen pay talks

NEU Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney said the row will only be resolved when the Education Secretary 'faces up to the responsibilities of her role' by restarting pay negotiations with unions

Daily Mirror

Labour and SNP slam Tories after Shell profits are £1.4bn more than expected

Labour Shadow Scotland Secretary Ian Murray said the profits were 'unearned' and called for a 'proper windfall tax' on large oil and gas companies.

Daily Record

What your polling card is for and if you need to take it with you to vote in the local elections

Voters in England will head to the polls in the 2023 local elections on Thursday, May 4

Manchester Evening News

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Why you vote with a pencil in the local elections 2023

Pencils are supplied at polling stations, but voters are free to bring their own pens

Manchester Evening News

The forms of ID that will be accepted in the 2023 local elections

New national legislation means a valid form of photo ID must be presented in polling stations

Manchester Evening News

Local elections 2023: Timetable of key results and events

All declaration times are estimates and could change

The Independent UK

Local elections 2023: The councils to watch

Many of the seats being contested this year were last up for election in 2019, when the UK was still in the European Union.

The Independent UK

Former SNP spin doctor willing to gamble on no charges from police finance probe

Murray Foote speculated whether the inquiry is a ‘wild goose chase’ and branded it a ‘grotesque spectacle’.

The Independent UK

Former SNP communications chief predicts 'no charges' will follow police probe

A FORMER SNP communications chief has predicted that the SNP will face "no charges" at the conclusion of the police investigation into the…

The National (Scotland)

Donald Trump has his say on current Stormont impasse

The former US president commented on the deadlock at Stormont as he spoke to reporters on arrival at his Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare

Belfast Live

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Wales Online

What time will the election results be declared?

The list contains all 230 local authorities with elections

Evening Standard

Reports of voters being turned away from polls without ID

The new rule has come in across England before it is extended to UK general elections from the autumn

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for Tories as he faces local elections test

Conservatives are trailing heavily behind Labour going into Thursday’s polls

The Guardian - UK

Local election polls open across England in ballot test for Sunak as PM

Voting on more than 8,000 seats across 230 councils will involve UK’s first mass use of mandatory ID outside Northern Ireland

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The Independent UK

Polls open as Sunak faces local elections test

Polls have opened across England, with Rishi Sunak set to face his first major electoral test since entering No10 just over six months ago.

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak predicts a hard night for Conservatives in today's elections

“Good councillors will lose their seats because of all that has happened over the past year.”

Wales Online

Photo ID is mandatory for first time today if you want to vote

The much-criticised change was piloted regionally before the national roll-out for Thursday’s elections

The Guardian - UK

Partygate: Boris Johnson’s political future could be decided within weeks

Privileges committee pencils in 23-24 May to finalise inquiry into whether former PM misled MPs over lockdown parties

The Guardian - UK

Local election watch: key results to look out for across England

With more than 8,000 seats up for grabs, various battlegrounds will give a glimpse of the state of the parties

Daily Mirror

Local elections 2023: When do polls close and what ID do you need?

Across the country over 8,000 seats are up for grabs in 230 councils across England today - but under controversial new rules voters must take photo ID with them to cast a ballot

The Independent UK

Voter ID explained: What are the new rules at polling stations for upcoming local elections?

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

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