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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

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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’

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Starmer urged to end benefit reassessments for those with learning disabilities

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

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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.

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey has a cunning plan to win over the protest voters: speak globally, think locally

With local elections looming, the Lib Dem leader has moved on from Brexit in a bid to woo disillusioned former Tories

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Lib Dem leader Davey condemns ‘populist playbook’ of Reform and SNP

Sir Ed Davey also welcomed his party’s newest MSP after Jamie Greene joined them the day after quitting the Scottish Tories.

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Minister due to face MPs after Trump tariffs unveiled

Jonathan Reynolds is due to address MPs on Thursday morning after Mr Trump confirmed sweeping import levies.

The Independent UK

No escape for UK as Trump targets ‘foreign cheaters’ in new global trade war

Keir Starmer urges ‘calm’ as Donald Trump reveals that UK companies face a 10 per cent tariff from 0500 GMT

The Guardian - UK

UK prepared for all eventualities, says Starmer as new Trump tariffs loom

Challenged by Kemi Badenoch, PM says while no option has been ruled out, he will avoid ‘kneejerk reactions’UK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

Why TV’s hot seat is in need of a cushion

Brief letters: Mastermind | Richard Chamberlain | April fools | Ed Davey | San Serriffe

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Downing Street admits Britain will be hit by Trump’s tariffs this week as worldwide trade war looms

US tariffs could hit 60 per cent of firms directly, two major business groups have warned

Evening Standard

UK braced for Trump tariffs as No 10 acknowledges exports unlikely to be spared

Downing Street said ‘we would expect the UK to be impacted by alongside other countries’ when Donald Trump sets out his import tax plans.

The Independent UK

When are the local elections? Everything you need to know as Starmer goes to ballots for first time as PM

There are 23 local authorities holding elections, including 14 county councils.

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