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Tories lose 15 councils amid Reform’s local elections surge

Reform was the main beneficiary of the Conservative collapse, winning more than 600 seats and taking control of 10 local authorities.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems now ‘party of middle England’, says Davey as party makes gains

As the Tories faced a Reform UK surge in the North and parts of the Midlands, the Lib Dems put the squeeze on their vote further south.

Evening Standard

Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls

Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means losses are likely.

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Sir Ed Davey signs ‘magic spatulas’ during local election visit

Sir Ed visited Lib Dem campaigners in Tunbridge Wells feeling ‘optimistic’ about their chances in the elections on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer denies Labour have ruled out scrapping two-child cap

KEIR Starmer has denied claims from sources within his own Government that Labour have ruled out abolishing the two-child benefit cap ...

The National (Scotland)

Starmer faces growing calls to give MPs ‘final say’ on any UK-US trade deal

Liberal Democrat MPs have developed proposals to give Parliament a chance to scrutinise any agreement.

Evening Standard

Voters name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

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‘Tories are not listening’: Ed Davey sure Lib Dems can woo more disgruntled voters

Leader hopes local elections in many traditionally Conservative areas will help party build on recent success

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch says Lib Dems are people who fix church roofs. Yes: that’s why we’re popular and she isn‘t

It may baffle our rivals, but we are proud to be local representatives who care about their communities, says Ed Davey, leader of the Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

Why these are the most important local elections since Boris Johnson won London in 2008

NEWS ANALYSIS: Polls have put Reform UK ahead for months now but these local elections will be the first test of whether the traditional two-party Labour-Tory grip on British politics is under threat, writes David Maddox

The Independent UK

Call to fine ‘headphone dodgers’ £1000 for blasting music on buses and trains

Sir Keir Starmer urged to crack down on antisocial so-called ‘headphone dodgers’

The Independent UK

Starmer urged to end benefit reassessments for those with learning disabilities

Sir Keir Starmer was questioned about personal independence payments at PMQs.

Evening Standard

London council spent £13,400 making public toilets gender neutral

Kingston Council paid thousands to make toilets at Latchmere Recreation Ground in Battersea gender neutral

Evening Standard

In a world full of wedgies, are you a wedger like Trump, or a wedgee like me?

There are two sorts of people – those who pull others’ underwear, and those who have their underwear pulled. And we’d never have known it without the Lib Dems’ Ed Davey, writes Adrian Chiles

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Lib Dems urge ministers to suspend China visit after MP blocked from Hong Kong

Sir Ed Davey has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, urging the Government to take steps in retaliation for Wera Hobhouse’s deportation.

The Independent UK

Ed Davey urges China to ‘publish the tapes’ after MP denied entry to Hong Kong

Wera Hobhouse, the Lib Dem MP for Bath, was refused entry to the former British territory while travelling to meet her son and baby grandson.

Evening Standard

Summon Chinese ambassador after MP refused entry to Hong Kong – Davey

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he is ‘deeply concerned’ by the refusal to allow Wera Hobhouse to visit her family in the territory.

The Guardian - UK

Do you yearn to hear Starmer condemn Trump? If so, you’re going to be disappointed

‘Don’t poke the beast’ remains the watchword at Number 10 even as the beast rampages around chewing the legs off the global economy

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The Independent UK

Sir Ed Davey slides down ski slope in war against potholes

Sir Ed said his party had a “great chance” of winning control of Gloucestershire County Council on May 1

The Independent UK

VE Day parade to go ahead after councillor suggested it would be ‘elitist’

Dacorum Borough Council cabinet member Caroline Smith-Wright had told a meeting on April 2 that there were no plans for a parade.

Evening Standard

Sir Ed Davey rides rubber ring to highlight pothole problem

Sir Ed called out the years of neglect of roads and highways during a local election visit to Gloucestershire

Evening Standard

Government resists calls for ‘buy British’ campaign amid Trump tariffs

Rachel Reeves warned against the UK becoming ‘inward looking’ as she faced calls in the Commons to encourage the public to buy more British goods.

The Independent UK

John Swinney says his summit to counter populism ‘above party politics’

The Scottish First Minister will chair a summit later this month as part of efforts to counter what he sees as the rising threat of populism.

Evening Standard

David Lammy accuses Kemi Badenoch of ‘cheerleading’ for Israel over Labour MPs

The Conservative leader is facing a backlash after her comments about Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed being denied entry to Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems hoping anti-Trump stance will give them boost in local elections

Labour and Tories’ reluctance to criticise US president could pave way for gains in May’s council and mayoral ballots

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