The Latest Breaking News from Reform

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Canadian media have projected the centre-left Liberals will win the most seats in Canada’s federal election. It’s still unclear whether the Liberals will win the 172 seats needed for a one-party majority (out of 343 total seats).

With Labour losing votes to pro-European parties, an intriguing new deep-dive makes clear that the public mood has shifted, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Sir Keir Starmer is gearing up to unveil a tough new crackdown on immigration after this week’s local elections — with Labour bracing for a hammering from Reform UK.

Editorial: This week’s polls could mark the end of two-party dominance. A more proportional, progressive politics must be ready to replace it

It’s local elections week and the party leaders are putting their faces out there, whether we want to see them or not

There were shouts of “shame” in the Commons after Reform’s Lee Anderson asked Labour’s Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up.

Polling for TUC suggests measures could lure voters back from Reform, Greens or independents, but finds low awareness

Letters: Readers respond to the upcoming local elections in England and the possibility of disillusioned voters abandoning the main parties

COMMENT: With voters set to desert Labour and Tories at the local elections in favour of Reform UK, will the populist protest party be able to run services and balance the books of hard-pressed city councils? Of course not, says Sean O’Grady