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How the big parties fared in the English local elections

Nigel Farage’s Reform roared ahead, while Labour and the Tories each had disappointments to manage

The Guardian - UK

Alone centre stage, for Nige this was his triumph and no one else’s

No thanks for Reform’s new MP and mayor, they were mere decoration on Farage’s victory lap

The Guardian - UK

Enjoy this victory, Nigel Farage – because it could also be the start of your downfall

This week’s election results are a huge boon for Reform UK. But success comes with more pressure, more scrutiny and the risk of bruising exposure, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Jolyon Maugham: Why I think Supreme Court legal challenge could succeed in Scotland

A TOP barrister has said he hopes a legal challenge against the Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is defined by “biological sex” will be…

The National (Scotland)

Reform sweep to victory across councils in local elections

The party has taken control of seven local councils, winning hundreds of seats across localities from Durham to Kent.

Evening Standard

Conservatives and Labour lose ground to Reform in local elections

Votes were continuing to be counted in council and mayoral contests on Friday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Hundreds of trans rights campaigners protest outside of EHRC Glasgow office

HUNDREDS of protestors have gathered outside of the EHRC’s Glasgow offices to call for EHRC guidance that would exclude transgender people from…

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer under fire from Labour MPs after byelection loss to Reform UK

Backbenchers accuse PM and his team of complacency, questioning policies and why he did not visit Runcorn

The Guardian - UK

Split decision in EU-UK fishing rights dispute as post-Brexit debate rumbles on

The ruling adds another layer of complexity to the UK's attempts to change its relationship with the European Union

The Independent UK

Can Keir Starmer learn anything from Mark Carney’s near-miraculous election win in Canada?

The greatest comeback since Lazarus. So went some of the sentiment around novice politician Mark Carney’s near-miraculous victory in the April 28 Canadian federal election.

The Conversation

Reform's Andrea Jenkyns storms out of TV interview as she's grilled on comment about rival's 'South African accent'

Reform’s new Greater Lincolnshire mayor storms off as she accuses Sky News reporter of asking ‘divisive questions’

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer defends ‘tough decisions’ as local election results roll in

Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

Evening Standard

‘Irreplaceable habitat’: planning bill raises fears for England’s chalk streams

Environmentalists worry that the post-Brexit legislation will allow the destruction of rare and fragile ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

Why election wins by Nigel Farage's Reform UK could herald seismic shift in who governs Britain

Commentary: The rise of five-party politics means that gaining an overall Commons majority at general elections will become more difficult for any party

Evening Standard

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'I get it': Keir Starmer responds to Reform UK's historic victory in by-election

Keir Starmer conceded Labour’s loss by just six votes to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was “disappointing” and said the…

Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘I get it’ after Labour’s ‘disappointing’ Runcorn defeat

The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK rise is a golden opportunity for the SNP and independence movement

RUNCORN and Helsby is almost certainly the first by-election in history in which the provisional margin of victory was first made public knowledge…

The National (Scotland)

'No progress': Labour gains in Scotland have been lost, says polling expert

Gains Labour made last year when Sir Keir Starmer won a landslide Westminster election have “largely been lost”, a polling expert has said.

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Evening Standard

Labour has ‘largely lost’ its gains in Scotland, says polling expert

It came as a new poll found John Swinney’s SNP is on track to again be the largest party at Holyrood after next year’s election.

The Independent UK

UK launches new RAF drone fleet to jam enemy radars at long range

The StormShroud air systems will fly alongside RAF crews on frontline missions

Evening Standard

UK’s new ‘StormShroud’ drones come into operation

The StormShroud air systems will be fitted with a high-tech signal jammer to disrupt enemy radar at long range.

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Farage Delivers Brutal Blow to Starmer Declares He’s a Coward

Nigel Farage didn’t waste a second rubbing it in after Reform UK managed to wrestle the Runcorn and Helsby seat away from Labour by just six votes.

Evening Standard

Fathers urged to join world’s first 'Dad strike' to protest Britain's 'rubbish' statutory paternity leave

Parents will protest with their babies in Whitehall next month in what has been hailed as a ‘revolutionary’ moment in the gender equality movement

Evening Standard

Labour criticised from within own ranks after early local election results

A newly re-elected mayor hit out at changes to the winter fuel allowance, hikes to employer national insurance contributions and welfare reforms.

The National (Scotland)

Andrea Jenkyns becomes first Reform UK mayor as voters abandon Labour and Tories

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has been elected the first Reform UK mayor as voters in England were seen to abandon Labour and the Tories

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