Greens to run scaled-back campaign in Makerfield byelection in potential boost for Burnham Exclusive: Party expected to focus on Greater Manchester mayoralty election if Burnham returned to parliament The Guardian - UK · May 26
Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection Sarah Wakefield, Manchester city councillor, to stand for party after initial candidate withdrew The Guardian - UK · May 26
How to watch the Scottish Parliament vote on Section 30 referendum powers First Minister John Swinney is set to ask Holyrood to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK Government to Scotland to allow a… The National (Scotland) · May 26
Labour has never had a female leader as ‘it’s a bit sexist’, says Jess Phillips Former minister also tells Hay festival that the UK’s female leaders have not necessarily made things better for women The Guardian - UK · May 25
Green MP insists party will still stand in Makerfield despite calls from senior members to step aside Senior Green Party members called on the party to withdraw from the crucial by-election The Independent UK · May 25
To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy, says assistant Guardian Opinion editor Jason Okundaye The Guardian - UK · May 25
Labour to win key by-election as far-right party splits Reform vote, poll predicts LABOUR’S Andy Burnham may win a crucial Westminster by-election thanks to a far-right party taking votes from Reform UK, polling has suggested ... The National (Scotland) · May 24
Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens Seven London councils - Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark - fell from Labour to no overall control at the local elections on May 7 Evening Standard · May 23
London faces NINE by-elections at cost of £200,000 to taxpayers - why are they happening? The local elections dust has barely settled over the capital and already Londoners are facing a string of by-elections Evening Standard · May 23
International Business Times UK · May 22 Why Britain's Two-Party System Is Beginning to Break Down Recent local elections in England show growing fragmentation, with smaller parties like Reform UK, the Lib Dems, and the Greens challenging Labour and the Conservatives. Analysts predict a more unpredictable general election.
The Independent UK · May 22 Starmer bans Labour councillors from doing deals with Polanski’s Green Party A row has broken out after the ban on Labour councillors working with the Greens forced them to make a deal with the Tories in Brent
The Independent UK · May 22 Green by-election candidate who quit after nine hours apologises for Jewish ambulance attack post Chris Kennedy was announced to be running for the Greens on Thursday morning but the party confirmed he had dropped out some nine hours later, citing ‘personal and family reasons’
The Guardian - UK · May 22 Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection withdraws after nine hours Party apologises for posts shared by Chris Kennedy about Jewish ambulance attacks and says he has dropped out for personal reasons
AAP · May 22 FED:Labor warned against rushing through major tax overhaul The Greens are likely to give their support to changes to negative gearing and the capital gains discount but businesses fear it will drive investors offshore.