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How Labour and Lib Dems have used fight against puppy farms to win votes

Parties accuse government of ‘giving green light to puppy smuggling’ after animal welfare legislation is dropped

The Guardian - UK

The ‘blue wall’ home counties are falling out of love with the Tory party

The Liberal Democrats believe they can seize the affluent, pro-remain Conservative heartland at the next election

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt among Tories at risk as rural support for Labour soars – poll

Polling suggests rural voters feel no party understands them, but are starting to look to Labour after 13 years of the Conservatives.

The Independent UK

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Dominic Raab to stand down at next election over 'pressure on family'

Raab resigned from Cabinet last month after a bullying inquiry and his seat is a key target for the Liberal Democrats

Wales Online

Still no leader of South Gloucestershire Council two weeks after election

The Conservatives lost their overall majority at the polls but remain the largest single group in the chamber

Bristol Post

Liberal Democrats: why a coalition with Labour wouldn't cause electoral annihilation like their deal with the Tories

Both Labour leader Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey deny that there is any prospect of them forming a coalition government if the next election produces a hung parliament – despite that currently looking like a likely outcome.

The Conversation

Ed Davey impresses, but are the Lib Dems a viable electoral force?

Letters: Readers respond to Zoe Williams’ moving interview with the leader of the Liberal Democrats

The Guardian - UK

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Lib Dems will not be sucked into formal Labour pact, says Vince Cable

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats does not believe party members have any appetite to repeat the experience of the Tory coalition

The Guardian - UK

Former Sefton conservative councillor 'delighted' to join borough's Liberal Democrats

Cllr Sinclair D'Alburquerque said the Conservatives were "not compatible" with his views

Liverpool Echo

Expert forecasts General Election and it's not looking good for Rishi and Tories

But whether or not Labour wins an overall majority is likely to be decided north of the border

Wales Online

A painful picture for the Tories: forecasting the general election from the local results

Nils Bohr, the Nobel prize winning physicist, once said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” Electoral forecasting, the science of predicting politics, is a case in point. It’s difficult to do and easy to get wrong.

The Conversation

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

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

Labour urged to say whether it would scrap new anti-protest laws

Lib Dems, SNP and Greens pile on pressure as two shadow ministers refuse to commit to repealing Public Order Act

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Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise after nearly 1,000 Tory councillors lose their seats in local elections

The Prime Minister was under pressure after the defeat neared the worst-case prediction for the party

The Independent UK

Tory chairman mocked for having ‘midas touch’ for opposition at local elections

Greg Hands accused of having negative impact in ‘blue wall’ south, while Rishi Sunak under fire over ‘major mistake’

The National (Scotland)

Labour and LibDem voters must vote SNP to unseat Tories, says Stephen Flynn

In the six Tory-held seats in Scotland, which include Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross’s Moray constituency, the SNP is marginally behind.

The Independent UK

Labour ‘confident but not complacent’ about a general election win as Brexit backers return to the party

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says Labour is ‘not even entertaining’ the prospect of a coalition with the Liberal Democrats

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The Independent UK

Labour ‘not even entertaining’ prospect of coalition with Lib Dems

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said: ‘We’re just not in that ballpark of talking about coalition governments.’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Labour won back swathes of Brexit voters in the local elections

Analysis of ‘key ward’ figures shows the coalition of Tory support that was built by Boris Johnson has fallen apart

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

The Independent UK

Tory losses a clear rejection of Sunak, says Labour

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour is on course to win the next general election.

Liverpool Echo

Labour chief vows to 'finish the job' of fixing Liverpool Council

Liam Robinson said 'we will repay your trust' as Labour gets four more years in charge of city

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

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