Category: Local politics

For the future of green politics, look beyond the Green party | Zoe Williams

Environmentalists of all political hues must find the language and ideas that turn passion for climate action into impetusThe future of Green politics is under constant discussion after the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, but...

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Voting opens in high stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seatVoting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a key gauge of Andy Burnham’s ability...

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Ministers explore how to stop regional leaders misusing planned new spending powers

Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to themMinisters are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound...

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Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain

The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?In May 2025, when Keir Starmer was still prime minister, Labour politicians, campaigners and journalists...

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Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England

Electoral Commission finds abuse, particularly of women, minority ethnic and disabled people, is affecting candidates’ behaviourAbuse and intimidation of election candidates is “a serious and growing concern”, the Electoral...

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