Exclusive: Tees Valley mayor’s extraordinary broadside against his own party as Tories brace for drubbing in local elections – and MPs plot no-confidence vote in event of Labour landslide

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday (May 2)

elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across England

Exclusive: Tees Valley mayor’s extraordinary broadside against his own party as Tories brace for drubbing in local elections – and MPs plot no-confidence vote in event of Labour landslide

Editorial: Since Rishi Sunak obviously has nothing left to do but campaign, he should call a general election

The prime minister will find himself under renewed pressure if results go against the Conservative party

Exclusive: Mayor says Conservative government has put obstacles in his way each day of his eight years in office

Along with London Mayor and GLA elections, some Croydon residents will also be able to vote in two by-elections

The commission released its schedule in late November, close to a year before the 2024 election

Hounslow Council’s Labour administration said it is committed to delivering a new arts centre on the police station site in Brentford

Voters will have to wait a couple of days to know who has come out on top

Tomorrow is decision day for the city

Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle told off MPs for behaving like teenagers during a heated Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (1 May). Sir Lindsay told members to “stop banging on furniture” and said “We are not in the sixth form now” ...

As someone who is unable to vote in the UK’s local elections, I hope my peers don’t waste the precious gift they’ve been given, says freelance writer Joyce Yang

Photo ID will be required to vote in the 2024 general election – here are all the acceptable forms and how to apply for a voter ID card

Incumbents promote messages of support from ex-PM despite otherwise avoiding linking themselves with wider Tory party

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Business secretary defends move, saying it ‘puts to bed myth that Rwanda is not a safe place’

Theresa May has ruled out a David Cameron-style return to politics once she steps down at the next election. Speaking at a Chatham House event on Tuesday (30 April), Mrs May was asked by an audience member whether she would consider a return to front ...

In the run-up to the local elections this week, the Guardian columnist John Harris is in Thurrock where the council has amassed more than £1.5bn in debt since 2022. He speaks to people facing swingeing cuts and asks whether the vote on Thursday wi ...