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Move comes as senior Tory blames party’s scrapping of housebuilding targets for poor local election results

Party takes Mid Suffolk council from Conservatives as local election results surpass expectations

Jamie Driscoll says party should highlight work of mayors like him, Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan

Elections experts Collin Rallings and Michael Thrasher said Keir Starmer's Labour Party could scoop 700 seats if there is a swing of 6% from the Conservatives on 4 May.

Labour insisted all civil service rules will be followed after outcry from Conservative MPs about the civil servant’s new role.

The party said the cash injection from wealthy individuals is the highest in a non-general election year since 2008. The biggest individual gift - of £2million - came from Lord Sainsbury, figures show.

There are two types of leader of the opposition speeches. The first is where the Labour leader (it is usually the Labour leader) sets out their plans for government and no one takes much notice, the second is where they do. The difference isn’t content but context. An opposition leader…

People who fell into YouGov’s 'worried and suffering' category favour Keir Starmer ’s party by 58% to 11% over the Conservatives

If former leader capitalises on huge local support to stand as an independent, party allies and supportive MPs face a dilemma