Rochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcomeBefore Reform gained control of Essex county council in the May elections, Chris Taylor and members...
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Read MoreLabour’s Makerfield byelection candidate understood to have changed stance on no recourse to public funds policyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has rolled back from his previous calls for ministers to...
Read MoreSarah Wakefield, a councillor on Manchester city council, will stand for the party after its initial candidate withdrewThe Greens have announced their new candidate in the Makerfield byelection.Sarah Wakefield, a councillor on...
Read MoreWhat should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracyIf you want a window into how a fragmented nation and a splintered party system are reshaping...
Read MoreCan Andy Burnham do a better job than Keir Starmer? Is Makerfield more important for Reform than Labour? Can the UK rejoin the EU? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey answer your messages and emails Continue...
Read MoreOfficial assessing formal complaint into Green party leader’s potential ‘breach of conduct’ as assembly memberLondon assembly officials are weighing up whether to launch an investigation into Zack Polanski...
Read MoreCouncils fix a pothole every 17 seconds – but getting on top of the repair backlog would cost £18.6bn. Why is it so hard to solve a problem that drives the nation crazy?Marsh Street in the historic centre of Bristol...
Read MoreParty apologises for posts by Chris Kennedy about attack on Jewish ambulances and says he has withdrawn for personal reasonsThe Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot less than...
Read MoreCity made outsized contribution to falling levels of deprivation between 2010 and 2025, thinktank finds Manchester has recorded the biggest fall in inner-city deprivation in Britain, according to a report, as Andy Burnham stakes...
Read MoreAndy Burnham may have a route back to Westminster – and a path to the Labour leadership. But first the Greater Manchester mayor must win a byelection in Makerfield, where Nigel Farage has vowed Reform UK will ‘throw...
Read MoreStatement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat UK politics live – latest updatesThe Greens are going to campaign for the upcoming Makerfield byelection, complicating Andy...
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Prime minister says British armed forces intercepted a Russian
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