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The Latest Breaking News from the Lib Dems

Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t like talk of a hung parliament, but he needs to prep for one

The legacy of the 2019 defeat makes it very challenging for Labour to get to a parliamentary majority in one go

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Lib Dems can win big by calling out the Brexit mess

We must never stop speaking up on the damage it is doing to Britain’s economy, society, culture and standing in the world, says Alastair Campbell, author of But What Can I Do?

The Guardian - UK

Are you hoping for a progressive alliance to oust the Tories? Don’t hold your breath

Parties cooperated in the local elections. But come the general election, Labour’s self-interest will out, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - ‘Londonisation’ of the South-East is hurting the Tories

Where does London stop and the terrifying provincial nothingness begin? Please don’t shout at me, that was a question originally asked by Jay Foreman several years ago in this excellent video.

Evening Standard

What a Labour-Lib Dem coalition might look like

Keir Starmer has set hares running over a possible Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition after the next election by refusing to categorically rule out such a deal.

The Week

Sunak not ruling out coalitions despite accusing Starmer of ‘plotting’ pacts

The Prime Minister’s press secretary declined to say the Conservatives will not do deals with the DUP or other parties.

The Independent UK

31-year-old becomes new Liverpool Lib Dem opposition leader

New group leader replaces long-serving Richard Kemp - with uniting a divided group top of his agenda

Liverpool Echo

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Lib Dem leader in fiery TV clash with Ed Balls over Brexit

Ed Davey repeatedly refuses to say whether he wants UK to rejoin EU

The Independent UK

Labour refusing to give up on running Stockport council despite trailing Lib Dems following dramatic local elections

“I appreciate the arithmetic and the Lib Dems being the biggest group, but the council is in no overall control and we are absolutely going to try and see what we can do.”

Manchester Evening News

Keir Starmer won't rule out Lib Dem coalition if Labour falls short of majority

The Labour leader said he was pushing for an 'outright majority' at the next general election but repeatedly failed to explicitly rule out striking a deal with the Liberal Democrats

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Lib Dem coalition after next election

Labour leader does rule out deal with SNP but dodges speculation on general election outcomes after local election wins

The Guardian - UK

Tory chairman mocked as party collapses in places he visited on campaign trail

Analysis of results in last week's local elections reveal the Lib Dems gained 208 council seats in the Blue Wall areas where Greg Hands visited - prompting sarcastic claims he has the 'Midas touch'

Daily Mirror

Britain is changing – the idea of Tories and royals as our natural rulers is gone

A drubbing at the polls for the Conservatives and a pompous and entitled coronation shows how out of touch the old order is, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

The voters have spoken – and they aren’t falling for ‘steady’ Sunak’s sales pitch

The pummelling of the Tories at the local elections demonstrates that the PM has failed in his bid to detach himself from the deep damage that his party has done

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The Independent UK

Senior Tories ‘looking nervously over their shoulders’ after heavy local election losses

Labour leader Keir Starmer claimed the results mean Labour is on course for a majority government at the next general election

Manchester Evening News

Labour celebrate as Tories lick wounds following local elections - what happened across the country and in Greater Manchester

Sir Keir Starmer's party said the Conservatives' dire results marked a 'clear rejection' of Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister

Evening Standard

Tories lose 1,000 seats as Starmer eyes Labour general election win

Labour has become the largest party in local Government for the first time since 2002

Manchester Evening News

Local elections 2023: What happened in every Greater Manchester borough as Labour dominates and Tories hit hard

Labour looks set to control nine of the 10 councils in Greater Manchester

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The Independent UK

Tories demand Rishi Sunak ‘deliver’ on pledges after ‘wake-up call’ local election results

Tories ‘not far off rock bottom’ of John Major’s support in the 1990s after local election losses

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: 'Lame ducks' and the Cotswolds

Resignations made PLUS the all-female team in Salford AND Tory fallouts

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the local elections: the Tories take a hammering

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s team had deliberately set expectations low, but not low enough

The Guardian - UK

The local picture is good for Keir Starmer – the national predictions look even better

Evidence of a tactical pincer movement to defeat the Tories shows how worried they should be about the general election, says former YouGov president Peter Kellner

Evening Standard

OPINION - British politics: the Conservative Party vs the Not Conservative Party

With apologies to Labour, the Liberal Democrats, SNP, Greens, nationalists and unionists, the UK is a strict two-party system. It is comprised of the Conservative Party and the Not Conservative Party.

The Independent UK

Tory losses deepen as Starmer says Labour is on course for general election win

With nearly half of authorities having declared, the Conservatives had lost 22 local authorities and more than 300 councillors.

The Guardian - UK

Salford councillor who won second seat 160 miles away says he will resign

Lib Dem Chris Twells’ shock win in Cotswolds prompts calls to close loophole in electoral law

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