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Most councils in England and Wales declared on Friday, but some contests will conclude on Saturday afternoon
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The results of mayoral elections in Greater Manchester, London and the West Midlands are among those expected on Saturday
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Party did better in places it had lost since 2016 but one commentator called it ‘progress at a price’
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Wins in East Midlands, North East and North Yorkshire suggest Labour on course for general election victory
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Editorial: These were intensely domestic polls. But it was foreign affairs that caused Sir Keir Starmer trouble
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On track to lose 500 council seats, Conservatives point to Labour’s failure to win control of Harlow council – by one seat
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From party chair Richard Holden to Andrea Leadsom and Rish! himself, their denial verged on the delusional
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The former Tory prime minister forgot to bring the documentation that he himself insisted on passing into law
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Former MP beats Conservatives’ Ben Bradley in region encompassing several former ‘red wall’ seats
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We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Using schools for polling stations must have its perks. Plus, sympathy for the enslaved girl heckled by Plato
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Defeat could have spurred Conservative rebels to move against prime minister
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This exercise in shrinking the electorate to Conservative advantage must not be the new normal, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
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Some are optimistic about a change of government after the next general election while others are frustrated with both main parties
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The policy has always been a sordid theatre of cruelty, and it is unravelling in ways that were entirely predictable, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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With fewer than a third of council elections declared so far, the Conservative party appears on course to lose up to 500 seats
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Our system is full of loopholes and vulnerable to millionaires’ and plutocrats’ demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Civil servant Josie Stewart spoke to media after government presented ‘dishonest account’, tribunal told
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Chris Webb’s victory with more than 7,500-vote majority may be sign of voters in poorer areas ditching Conservatives
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Editorial: Selecting a fourth Conservative prime minister in two years would make this country even more of a laughing stock