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Scottish Greens pledge inquiry into Trump golf courses if elected

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The Independent UK

Greens vow to examine Donald Trump’s wealth

The party said it would open an inquiry into how the US president funded his Scottish golf courses if it wins next week’s election.

Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: What is each party offering voters?

More than one million people are eligible to vote on Thursday in the biggest set of elections since 2024

The Independent UK

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Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

Exclusive: women ‘massively underrepresented’ in next week’s local and devolved elections, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Greens urge SNP to match universal free childcare pledge

The Scottish Greens say the SNP’s manifesto promises on childcare are ‘lacking in detail’.

Evening Standard

Two London Green Party local election candidates arrested over 'antisemitic posts'

The two women were detained under section 19 of the Public Order Act

Evening Standard

Reform’s Offord says no backlash to debate comments about his success

The Reform UK Scottish leader was earlier branded ‘out of touch’ after telling a TV election debate he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

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Zack Polanski accuses ‘authoritarian’ Labour of ‘using Jewish pain’ to consider ban on marches

The issue of Israel and Gaza have become a major dividing line between the Greens and Labour ahead of the local elections next week

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski slammed for sharing tweet criticising Golders Green terror attack police

The Green leader shared a social media post that stated police had ‘repeatedly and violently’ kicked ‘a mentally ill man’

Evening Standard

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Former deputy PM has walked a line between loyalty and interventionism since resigning last September

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2026: Starmer slams Polanski's Greens and Farage's Reform UK for false 'shortcuts' to boost London

Exclusive: Prime Minister tears into political opponents blocking new homes and ‘driving a wedge between communities’

Evening Standard

$50,000 arts degrees look set to stay, despite a new bill trying to slash uni fees

For five years, many Australian university students have been watching the amount they have to pay for their studies with alarm and despair.

The Conversation

Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It’s housing, housing, housing

In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It’s brought this local-election catastrophe on itself, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

May 7 elections in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

Elections are being held for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and 136 councils in England.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

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

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

The Independent UK

Labour set to lose three-quarters of council seats in next week’s elections, polling expert predicts

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK set to be the biggest winners, with the Greens also doing well

The Conversation

Welsh countryside: what Greens and Reform are promising they would change after election

In the last of our series on environmental issues and the Wales election campaign, we look particularly at countryside policies of two parties that are new contenders for seats in the Senedd.

The Independent UK

Local elections 2026: What are the polls saying for Labour, Reform and the Greens?

Labour is forecast to lose between half and three-quarters of its councillors

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‘Young people should be represented by someone their own age’: Meet the youngsters vying for local council seats

Young people lacking representation in local government are fighting to be recognised. Harriette Boucher spoke to young candidates running in the May elections about why their voices are needed in politics

Evening Standard

OPINION - Steve Reed: Greens talk about London's housing crisis while blocking new homes

The Greens talk about the housing crisis – but when it comes to actually building homes, they oppose, delay or vote them down, writes housing secretary Steve Reed

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partners

Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: Starmer 'may be saved' from worst nightmare by Labour surviving Green surge in London

Professor Sir John Curtice cast doubt on whether Zack Polanski’s Green Party will make a ‘big breakthrough’ in the capital in the May 7 local elections

The Conversation

Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week

US President Donald Trump’s net approval is near a record low after a further dip, despite a surging US stock market. In Australia, there are federal Essential and Morgan polls and a Queensland Resolve poll.

The Guardian - UK

Sectarianism? Family voting? No, what British Muslims are doing with their votes is called democracy

I’ve been speaking to Muslims across the country, many of whom are deserting Labour. They are as angry about potholes, traffic and litter as anyone else, says journalist and historian Taj Ali

Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: When will results be announced in your London borough?

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