Readers didn’t hold back, calling the Conservatives everything from a ‘dire smorgasbord of incompetence’ to politcial lightweights akin to ‘hydrogen balloons’

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

Rishi sunak is now polling worse than Liz Truss with Tories on just 18 per cent as rebel MPs say plot to oust the PM ‘likely’ if they lose more than 500 seats in the local election count – or one of two bellwether mayors

Editorial: Selecting a fourth Conservative prime minister in two years would make this country even more of a laughing stock

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

Exclusive: decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’

Penny Mordaunt has dispelled rumours of a leadership bid and pledged to stand by prime minister Rishi sunak following local elections. During Business Questions in the House of Commons on Thursday 2 May, Ms Mordaunt also said she thinks something wil ...

UK’s growth will be least in G7 by 2025, OECD expects, as low business investment and multiple pressures bear down

There are few policy reasons to change leader, so lack of campaigning nous of PM who ‘can’t do human’ may be only argument

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 ...

Survey comes days after Rishi sunak spoke of the ‘greatest comeback in political history’

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 ...

Jeremy Hunt has responded to former Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson’s claims that Rishi sunak “treated him badly” by suspending him from the party. The prime minister suspended Mr Anderson from the party in February, following a racis ...

Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi sunak’s future

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: 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