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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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The Tories are still on life support – so why is Badenoch in celebratory mood?

Party leader has been vocal about its gains in London and there is a feeling that its losses could have been worse

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney urges Starmer to show Scotland ‘greater respect’ after SNP victory

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten in election as count puts his party on 17 seats, a tie with Reform

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Lib Dems take every Richmond seat after Greens lose five

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Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Results of elections for councils in England, the Senedd in Wales and the Scottish parliament could transform Great Britain’s political landscape

The Guardian - UK

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surge

The Guardian - UK

Election day in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

The final results are not likely to be declared until nearly 48 hours after polling stations close.

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Hammersmith and Fulham Council election: Who should I vote for?

What the main political parties are promising in the local council election in Hammersmith and Fulham on May 7

Evening Standard

Lib Dems are no ‘flash in the pan’, says Davey as party eyes council gains

He said the party was growing year on year.

Evening Standard

Election day in the UK: what to look out for – and when we’ll know the results

Voters are casting their ballots in elections to 136 English local authorities, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Senedd. For most, it’s the first opportunity to cast a ballot since the 2024 general election. This set of elections is complex, taking place in multiple locations with ballots being counted over…

The Conversation

Lambeth Council election: Who should I vote for?

What the main political parties are promising in the local council election in Lambeth on May 7

Evening Standard

Polanski takes combative approach as Greens enter media spotlight

From legitimate scrutiny to lurid scare stories, the Green party’s rise has brought a sudden spike in attention

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Ed Davey: We listen to local people, put in the hard graft and never take people for granted

London is desperate for something different, writes Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

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Lib Dems admit human rights breach after deselecting candidate over his Christian views

Exclusive: In a further blow to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, his party has been forced to concede that it breached the human rights of award-winning former BBC journalist David Campanale over his Christian faith

The Guardian - UK

What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax

Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for them

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Labour local election losses to 'make life much tougher' for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

Recent polls suggest both the Green Party and Reform UK are set to make gains across the capital

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Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

All signs point to a record low performance for Labour in May in what will be a moment of high jeopardy for Keir Starmer

Evening Standard

Swinney says he will win independence vote in 2028 and run for election in 2031

The SNP leader believes Scotland could be independent by the end of 2030 – and wants to run in the 2031 elections to be the country’s leader.

The Independent UK

Power in Scotland will be the SNP’s to lose once again

ANALYSIS : It will be Labour and Conservative failures, rather than any SNP success, that set the nationalists on course for a fifth consecutive term at Holyrood. As Sean O’Grady explains, the result of the 2026 Scottish parliamentary election will have an air of ‘unfinished business’

The Conversation

Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key issue in the election for Wales’s parliament, the Senedd, on May 7.

The Guardian - UK

Police record nearly fiftyfold rise in stalking offences in England and Wales in past decade

Increased recognition of crime and perpetrators using technology to track victims are behind rise, say experts

Evening Standard

Lib Dems ‘winning again’ with positive vision for change, says Cole-Hamilton

The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said his party can deliver change ‘fairness at its heart’.

The Conversation

Why isn’t the Greens’ growing success reflected in media coverage?

The victory of the Greens in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary byelection is a landmark for the party. But our new research reveals the Greens have received limited airtime over the last year despite almost doubling their support in the polls and in party membership.

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