Stuart Prior quits as scrutiny grows of new councillors accused of racist, antisemitic or anti-Muslim remarksA Reform UK councillor has resigned days after being elected, after he allegedly celebrated on social media the rape of...
Read MoreParty has success in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peakedElections 2026 – live updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesNigel Farage hailed sweeping...
Read MoreSandwell Labour MPs write to borough Reform leader after alleged posts by Stuart PriorLabour MPs have called for a Reform UK election candidate in Essex to be suspended after he allegedly celebrated the rape of two Sikh women in...
Read MoreThe much-travelled politician, who has also been a member of Ukip, will stand for election to Thurrock councilAt first he was a Tory councillor, before switching to Labour. Then came a stint in Ukip, followed by a return to the...
Read MoreNew unitary councils will replace 43 county and district councils, in latest round of local government overhaulFifteen new councils will be created in the south and east of England under the latest round of a major local...
Read MoreDriver reportedly checked with base and was told to continue when GPS directed van on to Essex mudflatsPeople thought they were looking at an AI image: an Amazon van half-submerged at the mouth of the Thames estuary where it...
Read MoreThird of councils affected by overhaul from two-tier to unitary authorities ask for postponementUK politics live – latest updatesMore than a third of local authorities in England have asked to postpone elections in May,...
Read MoreParty denies claim by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become Clacton MP last yearUK politics live – latest updatesPolice are looking into allegations Reform UK breached electoral...
Read MoreReform campaign accused by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become MP last yearThe Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has been urged to “come clean” over his election campaign in...
Read MoreExclusive: National Highways Agency stripped of oversight with project handed to DfT amid Labour government drive for growthMinisters have stripped the government’s road-building agency of responsibility for a £10bn...
Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems call on Reform leader to say whether he gave partner money to buy £885,000 propertyLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Nigel Farage to clarify whether he saved tax on a house in his...
Read MoreThe faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populationsShare your experiences of...
Read More
Greater Manchester mayor seeks to reassure his supporters after
No 10 confirms Streeting is still health secretary despite
Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have
Reform UK leader insists the sum did not have
In 2023, the Guardian profiled a group of women
When she broke through the glass ceiling and became
Ceremonial event marks start of new parliamentary year, and
Health secretary met with Keir Starmer this morning in
Slot won the league in his first season but
Sources say health secretary intends to trigger leadership election