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From a ‘plucky plumber’ to the ‘King in the North’: Who are the Makerfield by-election candidates?

Polls suggest it will be a tight race between Labour candidate Andy Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon

The Independent UK

Green leaders warn party it must listen to Reform voters’ concerns to confront inequality

Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas say party must seek to understand why disenfranchised electorate were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party

The Guardian - UK

London Green Party by-election candidate apologises for 'rapey Indians' post

Esther Lie said of the now-deleted post from 2013: ‘It is clearly inappropriate and I apologise’

Evening Standard

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Why the Green party must run in every seat – including Makerfield – and ignore Labour demands to stand aside

Only the Greens can actually counter Reform UK – Labour is out of touch, says the freelance journalist Ben Smoke

The Guardian - UK

'Incredibly unfair': Primary schools hit out at repeat London election polling stations demand

Headteachers argue the use of the schools will cause disruption to pupil’s learning and force parents to find alternative childcare arrangements

Evening Standard

‘Everything I do has climate at its centre’: Hackney’s first Green mayor gets to work

After the initial euphoria of victory, Zoë Garbett prepares to begin running one of England’s most diverse and deprived boroughs

The Guardian - UK

Green Party names new candidate for Makerfield by-election after antisemitism row

Former candidate Chris Kennedy apologised after reports he had called an attack on Jewish ambulances a ‘false flag’

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Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection

Sarah Wakefield, Manchester city councillor, to stand for party after initial candidate withdrew

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

Fact check: Green Party video and Unite the Kingdom march

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Ex-Green candidate apologises for post calling anti-Semitic attack a ‘false flag’

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The Independent UK

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.

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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

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 National (Scotland)

Former Green by-election candidate apologises for sharing ‘false flag’ post

The Green Party have said their former candidate in the Makerfield by-election has apologised after a report that he had shared a post calling an…

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Guardian - UK

Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to win

The Guardian - UK

The Green Party is debating how to be radical and popular. There is a strategy that can do both

If Zack Polanski can find the right balance – think policies like price controls to manage the cost of living – then he will have found a uniting mission, says political writer and podcaster Joe Todd

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski admits he did not vote at recent local elections

An admin technicality while moving house meant that the politician ‘fell short of time to register’

The Guardian - UK

Racing need not fear Green party ‘conversation’ but must continue efforts on horse welfare

Discussion over racing should include those working in the sport and fans, along with MPs and animal rights campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Labour urges London assembly to investigate Zack Polanski over council tax payments

Green party leader admits he may have failed to pay correct amount while living on a houseboat

The Guardian - UK

Newly elected Reform councillor resigns after social media claims

Stuart Prior quits as scrutiny grows of new councillors accused of racist, antisemitic or anti-Muslim remarks

The Conversation

What your local council can actually do to tackle the climate crisis

The UK’s local elections saw the Green Party gain 440 councillors across England and win its first two elected mayors. They will join many councillors from all parties who will have to confront the same question: what can any one local authority actually do about climate change?

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