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Labour’s Chris Webb has taken his seat in the House of Commons (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Labour’s newest MP takes his seat in the House of Commons

Chris Webb swore an oath to the King, as the Commons returned following the local elections.
By David Lynch
7 May 2024
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Tories may not win general election, Rishi Sunak admits

Tory rebels urged the PM to change political course after a local election drubbing

By David Lynch
6 May 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Yui Mok/PA)
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Labour compares Tory record to ‘tragic soap opera’ in campaign stunt

A website presents the last 14 years of government as a serial called Chaos And Decline.
By David Lynch
5 May 2024
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Rishi Sunak hit by fresh Tory turmoil after heavy election losses

Boris Johnson should return to frontline politics to ease the party’s woes, one Conservative former minister has said

By David LynchNicholas Cecil
5 May 2024
The UK Government hopes its Rwanda deportation scheme will deter small boats from attempting to cross the English Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Rwandan government ‘cannot say’ how many migrants it will take

Spokeswoman Yolande Makolo earlier claimed there was a ‘misconception’ that the east African country was only prepared to take 200 migrants initially.
By David Lynch
5 May 2024
The Rochdale MP was asked about comments he made in an interview with Novara Media (Yui Mok/PA)
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Galloway cuts off interview after question about gay relationships comments

The Rochdale MP hung up the phone when asked why he did not think gay relationships were equal to heterosexual relationships.
By David Lynch
5 May 2024
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Sunak vows to 'take fight to Labour’ despite election losses

The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour.

By David Lynch
5 May 2024
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Andy Street loses West Midlands mayor vote in blow for Conservatives

The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for the Prime Minister after Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London.

By David Lynch
5 May 2024
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (Jacob King/PA)
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Starmer says he is determined to win back voters who snubbed Labour over Gaza

In the tightly-fought contest for the West Midlands mayoralty, Labour won by just 1,508 votes over the Tory incumbent Andy Street.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrates with newly elected Mayor of West Midlands Richard Parker (Jacob King/PA)
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Starmer hails ‘phenomenal’ West Midlands result in shock victory over Tories

Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
<p>Labour’s Sadiq Khan alongside Susan Hall (Jeff Moore/PA)</p>
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Conservatives ran ‘fear mongering’ London mayor campaign, Sadiq Khan says

Mr Khan addressed the threats, social media abuse, and protests outside his family home and apologised to his wife and children.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
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Labour closes in on London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan

The total turnout in the election is 2,495,621, with fewer than half of the results yet to be declared.

By David Lynch
4 May 2024
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Sadiq Khan wins third term in London as Labour continues to count gains

Incumbent mayor Mr Khan beat his nearest rival, Conservative candidate Susan Hall.

By David Lynch
4 May 2024
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Starmer confident of London mayoral win amid predicted tight contest

Sir Keir said he was confident Sadiq Khan could win a third term as mayor of London, amid suggestions the contest was closer than expected

By David Lynch
4 May 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Teesside celebrating with Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA)
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Rishi Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue

The Prime Minister claimed the Tories ‘have everything to fight for’ despite counting widespread losses on Friday.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
A pro-Palestine protest outside the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology in Dudley where Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer launched his party’s local elections campaign in March (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Labour’s Gaza stance leads to voter backlash in English councils

Losses in Oxford, Oldham, Manchester and Rochdale appeared to signal discontent among voters with Labour’s approach to the conflict.
By David Lynch
3 May 2024
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey alongside Tory ‘dinosaurs’ in Winchester (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Sir Ed Davey poses with ‘Tory dinosaurs’ in latest election campaign stunt

The costumed individuals held up a banner reading ‘Make this Conservative Government history’, suggesting the Tories’ time in power was over.
By David Lynch
3 May 2024
George Galloway claimed his candidate’s victory was a ‘Sarwar family victory’ (PA)
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Labour says it will ‘work to earn votes back’ after Gaza-related election defeats

Yvette Cooper conceded there had been a backlash against Labour’s stance on Gaza amid otherwise positive local election results.
By David Lynch
3 May 2024
Polling predicts the lowest Conservative vote share of this Parliament, lower than under Liz Truss (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Conservatives are polling lower than under Liz Truss, YouGov finds

The latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll finds the Tories on 18%, down -2 since April 24.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
An AI expert has said it is too late to prevent the risks of the technology to this year’s elections (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Too late to prevent AI risk to elections this year, expert claims

Dame Wendy Hall also suggested social media sites could limit posts about politics on polling day to prevent misinformation.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
Alicia Kearns has warned of simmering tensions between Serbia and Kosovo (Alamy/PA)
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UK warned to pay more attention to risks of conflict in the Balkans

Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns has warned of the Balkans becoming the site of a ‘third global, major conflict’.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
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