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Wins in East Midlands, North East and North Yorkshire
Co-leader Adrian Ramsay says party has won spread of
Party did better in places it had lost since
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say
Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained
Party source describes region as ‘beating heart of general
Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
News comes as Labour’s Chris Webb wins back ‘red
With more than a third of council elections declared,