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Keir Starmer Congratulates David Skaith On His Election To York And North Yorkshire Mayor

Rachel Reeves slaps down PM's hung Parliament claims & 'deluded' Tories 'gaslighting' Brits on economy

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Rishi Sunak said he was "determined to fight" as the Liberal Democrats announced they would table a motion of no confidence in the Government

Next general election not a 'foregone conclusion', says Sunak, as Lib Dems table no-confidence vote in government

Mothin Ali was elected as a councillor for the Gipton and Harehills ward in Leeds after winning more than 3,000 votes

Green Party investigates councillor who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ after election and said Palestinians should 'fight back'

John Swinney has been elected as the new SNP leader and will replace Humza Yousaf

John Swinney hails 'new chapter' for SNP and vows to unite Scotland as he pays tribute to Humza Yousaf in victory speech

John Swinney has been elected as the new SNP leader and will replace Humza Yousaf

John Swinney elected as SNP leader and set to become next first minister of Scotland

All new bars, restaurants and offices will be required to have single-sex lavatories, the Government has announced.

Single-sex loos to be required in all new restaurants and offices under new Government plans

Rishi Sunak has said the country is hurtling towards a hung parliament after ruling out a summer election after dismal local election results for the Conservatives

Rishi Sunak 'axes plans for summer election' as he warns UK is heading for hung parliament

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Tory Paul Scully has slammed Susan Hall's campaign to become London mayor - saying that he would've run Sadiq Khan closer if he had been selected as the party's candidate.

Paul Scully doesn't rule out running again to be London mayor as he slams Susan Hall's campaign

Homeowners face another six agonising months before interest rates drop as the Bank of England delays cuts, leading economists warn.

Interest rate drops not likely until autumn, leading economists warn homeowners

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Braverman says Conservatives will be lucky to have any MPs left after next election in blistering attack against Sunak

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George Galloway and Lewis Goodall

George Galloway hangs up on Lewis Goodall after being asked to explain why he said ‘gay relationships aren’t equal’

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Mark Harper joined LBC's Sunday with Lewis Goodall

‘We’re up for a fight’: General election ‘not a foregone conclusion’, Tory minister tells Sunday with Lewis Goodall

Sir Keir Starmer must learn from both London and the West Midlands to secure his path to No10

Sir Keir Starmer must learn from both London and the West Midlands to secure his path to No10, writes Natasha Clark

Rishi Sunak suffered a double local election humiliation as Sadiq Khan and Richard Parker took home the London and West Midlands mayoralties.

Rishi's double trouble: Sunak loses in London and West Midlands as Tories suffer second dire election day

Labour's Richard Parker has defeated Conservative Andy Street to win the West Midlands mayoralty in a major shock.

Labour defeats Andy Street to take West Midlands mayoralty after Sadiq Khan waltzed to win in London

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Khan spoke to LBC after his historic election win

Sadiq Khan thanks Londoners and tells LBC listeners to expect a 'transformed city' under Labour government

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Labour MP Jess Phillips has told LBC she's "absolutely fine" with a tweet she posted calling Conservatives "thick" - amid a row about politicians' language.

Jess Phillips tells LBC she stands by calling Tories 'thick' amid row over politicians language

Chainsaw-wielding attacker runs at police down Paisley street as two officers are injured

Chainsaw-wielding attacker runs at police down Paisley street as two officers are injured

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King Charles is "very good" after returning to public duties

King Charles feeling 'very good' as he returns to public duties after cancer diagnosis, says Penny Mordaunt

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Donald Trump has been threatened with jail time by the judge presiding over the ex-president's hush money trial

Donald Trump threatened with jail over gag order violations as ex-president's 'hush money' trial continues

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Andy Burnham has called for 'profound change' after being elected for a third term as Greater Manchester Mayor.

'Britain needs profound change': Burnham calls for new government as he wins third term as Manchester mayor

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Sadiq Khan has secured a historic third term

Sadiq Khan secures historic third term as Mayor of London after beating out Tory candidate Susan Hall

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Starmer is confident Khan will win

Keir Starmer confident Sadiq Khan can secure historic third term as Mayor of London after fears of Susan Hall upset

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Keir Starmer has hailed 'signifcant victories' in local elections across the country

Starmer admits Labour ‘didn’t win all the seats we wanted’ but vows to ‘fight to win back votes’ as Muslim support falls

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Boris Johnson was initially turned away from his polling place after forgetting to bring a valid ID - despite the rule being introduced by him when he was Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson thanks villagers who turned him away from polling station after forgetting to bring his ID

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Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall have gone head-to-head in the London mayor election

When will the London mayoral election result be announced? Everything you need to know

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Labour have won in London, Greater Manchester and West Midlands

Local elections as they happened: Tory vote collapses as Labour win mayoralties in London and West Midlands

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Rishi Sunak remains defiant despite a "bruising" set of local election results

Rishi’s rallying cry: Sunak insists ‘everything to fight for’ despite bloodbath for Tories in local election

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Rockstar Mick Jagger briefly waded into Louisiana politics while on-stage in New Orleans

'You can't always get what you want' Louisiana governor endorsed by Trump claps back at Mick Jagger after on-stage jibe

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Labour hails big local election wins but Sunak says public will stick with Tories at general election despite dismal results

Labour hails local election wins but Sunak says public will 'stick with' Tories at general election despite poor results

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David Skaith, Kim McGuinness and Clare Ward have all been elected as regional mayors

Labour wins mayoral races in 'Rishi Sunak's backyard', York and North Yorkshire, North East, and East Midlands

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Rishi Sunak insisted he is focused on the job at hand despite the election results

Sunak stands firm: Rishi says he is 'focused on the job at hand' despite 'worst local election results for 40 years'

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Conservative party candidate Lord Ben Houchen with his wife Rachel Houchen and baby Hannah

Conservative mayor Ben Houchen re-elected in Tees Valley after seeing off Labour challenge

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Counting is now underway after polls officially closed at 10pm

Local Elections 2024: Votes roll in as Tories brace for difficult night across England and Wales
The polls have opened across England

Polls open across England for local elections as new voter ID laws require photo identification at ballot boxes
Rishi Sunak says the election will take place in the second half of the year

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election after Rwanda bill passes

Prime Minister refuses to be drawn on election date adding his sights are set 'beyond' timings

Prime Minister refuses to be drawn on election timings saying his sights are set 'beyond' an exact date
Rishi Sunak's inner circle has reportedly urged him to call a summer election.

Rishi Sunak urged to hold summer election as aides fear he 'cannot hold on until autumn' amid Tory rebel plot
Brits could be heading to the polls in October, Jeremy Hunt has suggested

Brits will head to the polls in October, Jeremy Hunt suggests, as election rumours swirl

James Heappey, Theresa May, Matt Hancock and Harriet Harman who are among the MPs standing down

The MPs who are standing down at the election: Full list of those quitting the Commons

'Tip of the iceberg': Up to 100 Tory MPs 'to quit by election', insiders fear after Heappey stands down

'Tip of the iceberg': Up to 100 Tory MPs 'to quit by election', insiders fear after Heappey stands down
Taylor Swift Fans Gather Outside Concert Venue In Sydney

Gig ticket prices capped and touts face crackdown under Labour plan to stop music-lovers being ripped off
Boris Johnson will be deployed to campaign in the Red Wall

Dorries dismisses Boris’ election comeback amid claims Sunak will ‘deploy ex-PM' in Red Wall to avoid Tory 'wipeout'

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Rishi Sunak has endured a difficult set of results

Tories in turmoil: Where next for Rishi Sunak after 'worst local results in 40 years', asks Natasha Clark
Local election results have been coming in

Local election results 2024 in full: see how your area voted

Richard Holden has said Rishi Sunak should be the Prime Minister despite bruising election results

Rally round Rishi: Tory chairman says PM is 'right man for the job' despite 'worst local election results for 40 years'
Robert Halfon hailed the Harlow win

Tories cling onto Harlow council despite 'seismic' Labour wins elsewhere as local MP hails 'Lazarus' comeback
The Conservatives have faced several blows from the local elections.

Tories in trouble as Labour wins by-election and takes 'home of British Army' while Reform sees surge in votes across UK
Labour's Chris Webb has won the Blackpool by-election

Labour sweeps to victory in Blackpool South as Rishi Sunak sees by-election misery

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said that the Republic will not be a loophole for Britain's migration issues - after the UK Government rejected Ireland's bid to return migrants to Northern Ireland.

Rishi Sunak offers Ireland chance to join Rwanda scheme amid high tensions over migrants crossing NI border
Boris Johnson was initially turned away from his polling place after forgetting to bring a valid ID - despite the rule being introduced by him when he was Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson forgets ID when arriving at polling station to vote - despite introducing the rule himself
Local Elections Live 2024: Jubilant Keir Starmer as Labour celebrate Red Wall win in Blackpool - as Tories topple

Local Elections Live 2024: Jubilant Keir Starmer celebrates Labour by-election victory at rally - as Tories topple
Police are investigating right-wing politician and former actor Lawrence Fox after he shared an upskirt photograph of a female TV presented.

Police probe right-wing politician Laurence Fox after he shared then deleted upskirt photo of presenter