Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reality22 May...
Read MoreAll 10 council areas controlled by rightwing party tell the Guardian they have no low-traffic neighbourhoodsReform UK’s pledge to remove all low-traffic neighbourhoods from the council areas it controls looks to be...
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Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, has just started taking questions in the Commons. In response to the first question, Hamish Falconer, minister for the Middle East,...
Read MorePM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliamentQ: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK...
Read MoreSimon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as senior Tories warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in dangerThe Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of...
Read MoreAs Reform UK reaches new highs in the polls, it feels more and more likely that Nigel Farage’s triumph at local elections will be remembered as a huge turning point in UK politics. With support for the Tories at historic...
Read MoreTory leader says she refused to sign the deal due to a number of sticking pointsIn his interviews this morning Wes Streeting, who is seen as a Blairite, said that if the Labour government did not deliver change for voters, it...
Read MoreDowning Street says government will not reverse decision despite pressure from leftwingIn his interviews this morning Wes Streeting, who is seen as a Blairite, said that if the Labour government did not deliver change for...
Read MoreDowning Street says government will not reverse decision despite pressure from leftwingIn his interviews this morning Wes Streeting, who is seen as a Blairite, said that if the Labour government did not deliver change for...
Read MoreLeftwingers say winter fuel payment cuts need to be reversed to win back votersAnd it is not just Labour leftwingers who are calling for a full U-turn over winter fuel payments and cuts to sickness and disability benefits. As...
Read MoreExclusive: government fears further electoral losses from unpopular policy as well as from planned £5bn of benefits cutsDowning Street is rethinking its controversial winter fuel payment cut amid growing anxiety at the top...
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