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What to look for in May’s local elections: Tories on defensive and Reform hoping for gains

Contest for the 23 English local authorities is wide open with Labour, Tories and Reform almost tied in national polls

The Guardian - UK

Opposition to Abbott’s Vouchers Plan Includes Conservatives

The governor crushed anti-voucher Republicans in the Texas House, but there are still plenty of party activists who are opposed.

Texas Observer

Reform has more candidates in local elections than Labour or Tories

A total of 1,641 council seats across 23 local authorities in England are up for grabs on May 1.

Evening Standard

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Ex-Premier League star’s son unveiled as candidate for Nigel Farage’s Reform party

Stiliyan Petrov said he would be a voice for Britain’s working class and youth

The Independent UK

Tories lose one of their biggest donors in major blow to Kemi Badenoch

Exclusive: Richard Harpin pauses donations in move insiders say will result in closure of party’s northern HQ

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives should stand aside and let Reform win Runcorn by-election, says senior Tory MP

The Runcorn and Helsby by-election next month will see both Reform and the Conservatives attempt to overturn Labour’s 15,000 vote majority in the safe seat

The Independent UK

Voices: Michael Gove explains why he abandoned Boris Johnson twice

COMMENT: The former cabinet minister’s insights into the Conservatives’ struggles highlight the party’s deepening crisis and the challenges facing its future, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

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No 10 happy to dip its toe into culture wars in row with Sentencing Council

Concerns over sentencing guidelines are genuine but government also hopes to win admirers with tough attitude

The Guardian - UK

Another Scottish Tory councillor defects to Reform UK

A Scottish Conservatives councillor has become the latest to defect to Reform UK, the party has confirmed ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour refuse to rule out 'copy and pasting' Tories' Rwanda scheme

LABOUR have refused to rule out a “copy and paste” of the Tories’ Rwanda scheme for migrant deportations ...

The National (Scotland)

Tuesday briefing: Why every candidate in Canada’s snap election is running against Donald Trump

In today’s newsletter: With elbows up on both sides, two very different political operators – Mark Carney and the Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre – attempt to fend off threats from the south

The Guardian - UK

Canada's new Prime Minister Carney announces snap election in April

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent kicked off their election campaigns on Sunday before the vote on 28 April.

Euronews

Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April

Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Labour considers sending migrants to ‘overseas hubs’ in Balkans

Conservatives said the idea showed prime minister Keir Starmer was wrong to cancel scrapped Rwanda scheme before it even started

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: ‘Nothing off the table’ over potential UK troop deployment for Ukraine, says No 10 – as it happened

PM’s spokesman says more meetings will take place in London next week to ‘accelerate’ planning to enforce any future peace deal

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservative party today: still lost in denial and confusion

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch has her first chance to persuade the voters on 1 May, but she seems to be getting nowhere

The Independent UK

Tories facing ‘extremely difficult’ local elections, Badenoch warns

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’.

Evening Standard

Tories could lose all councils won in 2021 if general election voting repeated, admits Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’

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Kemi Badenoch comes under fire from ex-Tory leader William Hague over her ditching net zero by 2050 goal

Lord Hague warned the Conservatives risk being seen as not ‘serious’ on tackling global warming

The Guardian - UK

Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

‘Trump tariffs are reshaping our politics’: Canadians on their election

Voters reflect on their priorities and mood shifts in their communities before a crucial contest

Evening Standard

Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth”

Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor

Evening Standard

Polls expert questions Reform UK’s prospects in May local elections

Lord Hayward said recent local by-elections suggest Nigel Farage’s party may not be as popular as recent polls have suggested.

Al Jazeera

Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s new Liberal leader and next prime minister?

Economist and ex-central banker takes over from Justin Trudeau in face of Trump tariff uncertainty, looming election.

The Independent UK

Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused of not knowing Reform defectors’ names

Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames of two councillors who have defected from the Conservatives to Reform when questioned.

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