Reform UK could scoop 500 council seats to make Nigel Farage the biggest winner of this week's local elections - but 'deeply pessimistic' voters are withering about ALL the major parties

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 16:10 UTC

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Nigel Farage 's party have consistently outperformed the Tories in recent national opinion polls and even risen above Labour in some surveys.

Trump's rating among Brits has dropped to -44 over his first 100 days - with Reform voters seeing the biggest fall - as two-thirds say he has been bad for the world

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 15:25 UTC

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A poll has underlined the dim view of the US president in this country as he marks the early White House milestone.

Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 12:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PM

Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.

Keir St…

Badenoch rules out quitting over local elections, and says being unpopular a phase that ‘has to be got through’ – UK politics live

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 12:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

‘We’ve got to get through this initial period where the public rejected Conservatism,’ Tory leader says

Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.

Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in th…

Reform extends poll lead as Tories brace for hammering in local elections on Thursday - with Labour fears mounting over Runcorn by-election

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 09:20 UTC

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YouGov research put Nigel Farage's party on 26 per cent support nationally - creeping up a point since last week.

Labour v Reform UK: on the road in Runcorn – podcast

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 02:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Helen Pidd heads to the industrial town before this week’s byelection. How will Labour fare in its first big electoral test since taking power? Kiran Stacey reports

Runcorn, a town in Cheshire, has no…

Tories 'face losing 500 seats' in Reform local elections surge as Keir Starmer 'stays away' from Runcorn by-election after Labour suffers worst poll plunge EVER for a new government

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 09:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Tension is building ahead of the crucial votes on Thursday, with Reform expected to make sweeping gains.

Starmer is planning a major migrant crackdown in an attempt to battle Reform - with the party set to gain 100s of seats by the end of the week

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 01:55 UTC

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A white paper outlining the proposals is set for release in the weeks after Thursday's vote.

Tory councillors CAN form pacts with Reform at local elections, says Kemi Badenoch

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 00:10 UTC

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Predictions circulating in Conservative Campaign HQ suggest that as much as 80 per cent of the 960 council seats the party gained four years ago will be wiped out in Thursday's local elections.

Tories may need to form coalition with Reform, says Ben Houchen

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 12:55 UTC

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A pact may be needed to keep Labour out of government at next general election, the Tory mayor says.