Despite finishing narrowly ahead of Reform UK in Blackpool South, the Conservatives were beaten Nigel Farage’s party in 16 of the 25 seats up for grabs on Sunderland City Council

Sir Keir Starmer said labour’s win in Blackpool South was ‘truly historic’ and the ‘most important result’ nationally

Chris Webb’s victory with more than 7,500-vote majority may be sign of voters in poorer areas ditching Conservatives

Conservatives braced for heavy losses that could destabilise Rishi Sunak’s premiership

Welsh first minister urged to pay back £200,000 to firm whose owner was convicted of environmental crimes

labour MP Bell Ribeiro clashed with former Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King over supermarket profits. The pair appeared on ITV’s Peston show on Wednesday to discuss UK supermarkets. Ms Ribeiro said: “I heard earlier supermarkets are profita ...

Current Mayor of London and labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan arrived with his wife Saadiya Khan and their dog to cast his vote at the local elections on Thursday (2 May). Mr Khan arrived early at the polling station at St Alban’s Church in south L ...

The leader of the labour Party is a big Arsenal fan and regularly attends the club’s fixtures

Conservative London Mayor candidate Susan Hall arrived early to cast her vote in the local elections on Thursday (2 May). Ms Hall. dressed in a purple jacket, arrived at Hatch End Lawn Tennis Club to cast her vote earlier today. Voters head to the po ...

labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrived at a polling station to cast their votes in the local and London Mayoral elections today. Voters head to the polls on Thursday (2 May) in a series of local elections seen as the final test ...

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the moment he considered quitting as labour leader. Sir Keir admitted he thought of stepping down as leader after labour lost both the Hartlepool by-election and council seats in 2021. In an interview with Sky News on We ...

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots in an array of local elections

Sir Keir Starmer has denied reports he would retain the Rwanda scheme if elected. The labour leader told Sky News he does not believe in the scheme and criticised Rishi Sunak’s government for “losing control of the borders”. “I don’t think ...

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

Exclusive: Revised proposals will allow employees to choose a zero-hour option, prompting fears of undue pressure from employers

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

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

Susan Hall is up against the incumbent labour Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

labour movement comes together every 1 May to call attention to fundamental rights issues and to celebrate the power of collective action

Claims condemned as ‘shameful political game-playing’