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Britain’s quarter century: Blair, populism and the battle over human rights

Summer 2001. Tony Blair had just won a second thumping election victory, promising opportunity for all. The new census showed a nation losing its religion, more inclined to live alone and more ethnically diverse. The maximum temperature was a tepid 32°C in west London in late June, while the twin…

The Conversation

Ex-UK lawmaker pleads guilty to cheating in election betting scandal

A former Conservative lawmaker has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by using insider knowledge to bet on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call a U.K. election two years ago

The Independent UK

May 7 elections: Hour-by-hour guide to results

Results will be declared from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday evening.

Evening Standard

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May 7 elections: Hour-by-hour guide to results

Results will be declared from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday evening.

Evening Standard

Starmer loses his cool with Tory MP in tense row over Iran conflict

Sir Keir Starmer lost his temper with Bernard Jenkin after the Conservative MP accused the prime minister of “lacking a war-fighting mentality” whilst discussing the UK’s involvement in the Iran conflict.

The Independent UK

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Andrew Rosindell has become the second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week.

Evening Standard

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Robert Jenrick has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK.

Evening Standard

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British Jews turn to Greens and Reform UK as support for main parties drops

Study finds new party divide as backing for Labour and Conservatives plunges from 84% in 2020 to 58% in 2025

The Guardian - UK

‘Young Tories are fed up’: the students switching to Reform in big numbers

A ‘nasty split’ is emerging on campus with one Conservative society opting to merge with their rightwing rivals

The Guardian - UK

How Britain’s new political divide delivers voters to Reform and the Greens

The outcome of last year’s general election left an important question hanging in the air. Could the UK’s traditional system of two-party politics continue to survive?

The Conversation

UK local elections delivered record-breaking fragmentation of the vote

If there were such a thing as landslide victories for local elections, Reform could easily claim to have won one in 2025. Out of the 1,641 seats available, Nigel Farage’s party came away with 677 – that’s more than 41%. The Liberal Democrats came second with 370 (a net gain…

The Conversation

Why are so many second-generation South Asian and Chinese Canadians planning to vote Conservative?

After months of political decline, the Liberal Party of Canada is showing signs of recovery, buoyed, some suggest, by a surge of national pride in the face of Donald Trump’s tariff war and threats to Canadian sovereignty.

The Conversation

Farage rejects Badenoch’s suggestion of potential local Tory-Reform coalitions

The Conservative leader has consistently ruled out any national deal with Reform, whose leader Mr Farage has vowed to ‘destroy’ the Tory party.

Evening Standard

Farage rejects Badenoch’s suggestion of Tory-Reform coalitions in town halls

Reform UK leader has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to formal pacts after local elections in England on 1 May

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Kemi Badenoch is failing to hit the spot at PMQs – and everywhere else

The Conservative leader isn’t convincing fellow Tories that she possesses a viable route map to recovery

The Conversation

Is Reform really pulling ahead of Labour? Polling expert on what to really make of Farage’s supposed lead

Much has been made of the news that Reform has overtaken Labour in voting intentions in a recent poll. The poll, produced by market research agency Find Out Now, put the Conservatives on 26%, Reform on 24% and Labour on 23%.

The Guardian - UK

Doctors, lawyers: we Tories have lost the professional classes to Labour. Here’s how to win them back

In the past 50 years, Britain has changed and so have the voters the party once relied on. To survive, the Conservatives must adapt, says Paul Goodman of Policy Exchange

The National (Scotland)

Founder of leading Conservative Party website joins Reform UK

A leading Conservative figure has defected to Reform UK ...

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Plaid Cymru top new Senedd poll amid plunge in Labour support

PLAID Cymru have topped polling in Wales, beating out Labour for the first time since 2010...

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn calls out Labour minister live on BBC for 'going after the poorest'

STEPHEN Flynn called out a Labour minister live on the BBC suggesting she was supporting a Conservative-inspired policy that “goes after the…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Tories take three seats from SNP in Aberdeenshire by-elections

THE Scottish Tories have won three Aberdeenshire council seats from SNP in three of five by-elections being announced today.

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch takes aim at Labour in first speech as Conservative leader

KEMI Badenoch paid tribute to leadership contest rival Robert Jenrick in her first speech since becoming the new Conservative Party leader, and…

The National (Scotland)

'Best left in hands of UK': What Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said about Scotland

KEMI Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative Party and – while still a long way away from power – her hard-right rhetoric will be given…

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch announced as new Conservative Party leader

KEMI Badenoch has been announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party ...

The National (Scotland)

Tories select former Labour candidate to fight Scottish council by-election

THE Scottish Conservatives have chosen a former Labour candidate to stand in a council by-election ...

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