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Labour’s Richard Parker speaks as he is elected as the new Mayor of West Midlands (Jacob King/PA)
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Starmer hails ‘phenomenal’ West Midlands result in shock victory over Tories

Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
Andy Street’s defeat is a huge blow to the Tories (Jacob King/PA)
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Andy Street loses West Midlands mayor vote in election blow for Conservatives

The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for the Prime Minister after Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
Labour’s Sadiq Khan alongside Susan Hall (Jeff Moore/PA)
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Conservatives ran ‘fear mongering’ London mayor campaign, Sadiq Khan says

Mr Khan addressed the threats, social media abuse, and protests outside his family home and apologised to his wife and children.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
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Labour closes in on London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan

The total turnout in the election is 2,495,621, with fewer than half of the results yet to be declared.

By David Lynch
4 May 2024
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Sadiq Khan wins third term in London as Labour continues to count gains

Incumbent mayor Mr Khan beat his nearest rival, Conservative candidate Susan Hall.

By David Lynch
4 May 2024
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Starmer confident of London mayoral win amid predicted tight contest

Sir Keir said he was confident Sadiq Khan could win a third term as mayor of London, amid suggestions the contest was closer than expected

By David Lynch
4 May 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Teesside celebrating with Lord Ben Houchen following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (PA)
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Rishi Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue

The Prime Minister claimed the Tories ‘have everything to fight for’ despite counting widespread losses on Friday.
By David Lynch
4 May 2024
A pro-Palestine protest outside the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology in Dudley where Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer launched his party’s local elections campaign in March (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Labour’s Gaza stance leads to voter backlash in English councils

Losses in Oxford, Oldham, Manchester and Rochdale appeared to signal discontent among voters with Labour’s approach to the conflict.
By David Lynch
3 May 2024
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey alongside Tory ‘dinosaurs’ in Winchester (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Sir Ed Davey poses with ‘Tory dinosaurs’ in latest election campaign stunt

The costumed individuals held up a banner reading ‘Make this Conservative Government history’, suggesting the Tories’ time in power was over.
By David Lynch
3 May 2024
George Galloway claimed his candidate’s victory was a ‘Sarwar family victory’ (PA)
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Labour says it will ‘work to earn votes back’ after Gaza-related election defeats

Yvette Cooper conceded there had been a backlash against Labour’s stance on Gaza amid otherwise positive local election results.
By David Lynch
3 May 2024
Polling predicts the lowest Conservative vote share of this Parliament, lower than under Liz Truss (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Conservatives are polling lower than under Liz Truss, YouGov finds

The latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll finds the Tories on 18%, down -2 since April 24.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
An AI expert has said it is too late to prevent the risks of the technology to this year’s elections (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Too late to prevent AI risk to elections this year, expert claims

Dame Wendy Hall also suggested social media sites could limit posts about politics on polling day to prevent misinformation.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
Alicia Kearns has warned of simmering tensions between Serbia and Kosovo (Alamy/PA)
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UK warned to pay more attention to risks of conflict in the Balkans

Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns has warned of the Balkans becoming the site of a ‘third global, major conflict’.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
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WhatsApp lobbying ‘should be subject to same transparency as meetings’

Messenger apps should blocked on official devices if strengthened transparency measures do not ‘command public confidence’, MPs have said.
By David Lynch
2 May 2024
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Prime Minister urged to open investigation into ‘gutter politics’ Facebook groups

Labour said Rishi Sunak’s decision not to address calls for an investigation into Tory links with the groups was an ‘abject failure of leadership’.
By David Lynch
1 May 2024
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Badenoch: Rwanda safe for gap year as 1st migrant heads there from UK

The unidentified man took part in a voluntary removal scheme which is separate to the Government’s plan for forced deportations

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1 May 2024
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Final day of campaigning begins ahead of mayoral and local elections

Voters in England and Wales will go to the polls on May 2 for local, mayoral, and police and crime commissioner elections

By David Lynch
1 May 2024
Theresa May (Hannah McKay/PA)
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Theresa May rules out Cameron-style return to frontline politics

The former prime minister said she will have ‘plenty to do’ when asked if she would follow in the footsteps of her predecessor.
By David Lynch
30 Apr 2024
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron leaves Downing Street (PA)
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Banning Iranian revolutionary guard not in UK interests: Lord Cameron

The Foreign Secretary said it was vital to keep open direct diplomatic channels with Tehran.
By David Lynch
30 Apr 2024
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron (Isabel Infantes/PA)
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Lord Cameron defends against claims UK military ‘hollowed out’ since 2010

Former chief of the defence staff Lord Houghton of Richmond asked whether he could have invested more in defence during his premiership.
By David Lynch
30 Apr 2024
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron waves as he boards his plane in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on the last day of his five day tour of the Central Asia region (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Cameron urges Hamas to accept ‘generous’ deal with Israel to end Gaza conflict

The Foreign Secretary called for the militant group to agree to a ceasefire while speaking at the World Economic Forum for the first time.
By David Lynch
29 Apr 2024
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