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Labour hails big local election wins but Sunak says public will stick with Tories at general election despite dismal results

Labour hails local election wins but Sunak says public will 'stick with' Tories at general election despite poor results

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David Skaith, Kim McGuinness and Clare Ward have all been elected as regional mayors

Labour wins mayoral races in 'Rishi Sunak's backyard', York and North Yorkshire, North East, and East Midlands

Rishi Sunak insisted he is focused on the job at hand despite the election results

Sunak stands firm: Rishi says he is 'focused on the job at hand' despite 'worst local election results for 40 years'

Conservative party candidate Lord Ben Houchen with his wife Rachel Houchen and baby Hannah

Conservative mayor Ben Houchen re-elected in Tees Valley after seeing off Labour challenge

Rishi Sunak has endured a difficult set of results

Tories in turmoil: Where next for Rishi Sunak after 'worst local results in 40 years', writes Natasha Clark

Local election results have been coming in

Local election results 2024 in full: see how your area voted

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Richard Holden has said Rishi Sunak should be the Prime Minister despite bruising election results

Rally round Rishi: Tory chairman says PM is 'right man for the job' despite 'worst local election results for 40 years'

Robert Halfon hailed the Harlow win

Tories cling onto Harlow council despite 'seismic' Labour wins elsewhere as local MP hails 'Lazarus' comeback

The Conservatives have faced several blows from the local elections.

Tories in trouble as Labour wins by-election and takes 'home of British Army' while Reform sees surge in votes across UK

Labour's Chris Webb has won the Blackpool by-election

Labour sweeps to victory in Blackpool South as Rishi Sunak sees by-election misery

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said that the Republic will not be a loophole for Britain's migration issues - after the UK Government rejected Ireland's bid to return migrants to Northern Ireland.

Rishi Sunak offers Ireland chance to join Rwanda scheme amid high tensions over migrants crossing NI border

Boris Johnson was initially turned away from his polling place after forgetting to bring a valid ID - despite the rule being introduced by him when he was Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson forgets ID when arriving at polling station to vote - despite introducing the rule himself

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Local Elections Live 2024: Jubilant Keir Starmer as Labour celebrate Red Wall win in Blackpool - as Tories topple

Local Elections Live 2024: Jubilant Keir Starmer celebrates Labour by-election victory at rally - as Tories topple

Police are investigating right-wing politician and former actor Lawrence Fox after he shared an upskirt photograph of a female TV presented.

Police probe right-wing politician Laurence Fox after he shared then deleted upskirt photo of presenter

"This aspiration will have no impact whatsoever on the age people are able to claim the state pension," the Chancellor said

Chancellor rules out raising state pension age to 75 to fund Tories’ National Insurance ‘aspiration’

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Humza Yousaf survives no-confidence vote as 'chaotic' SNP dodges Holyrood election but face leadership choice

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Kemi Badenoch has said there is 'no free way to police our borders' after a failed asylum seeker was given £3,000

'No free way to police our borders', Badenoch says, after first migrant sent to Rwanda with £3,000 in taxpayer money

Newly elected Labour MP Chris Webb, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner

Starmer hails 'historic campaign' after Blackpool South victory, as Labour win dozens of council seats

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Rents have increased since the cap ended, tenants are telling LBC

'It felt like an April Fool's at first': Tenants face illegal rent hikes or eviction as landlords sell to cover costs

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Kate Forbes announced she would not stand to replace Humza Yousaf.

Kate Forbes announces she will not run in SNP leadership race to replace Humza Yousaf

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The Prime Minister has backed the campaign

Rishi Sunak backs campaign for Nottingham attack victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar to be given George Cross

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The Labour MP said it is a "relief" Starmer has changed his view

Rosie Duffield wants apology after Keir Starmer U-turns on view in gender row

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The first migrant has officially been sent to Rwanda

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda with £3,000 of taxpayer's cash under voluntary deportation scheme

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Keir Starmer has pledged a crackdown on shoplifting

Starmer vows crackdown on 'shoplifting epidemic' plaguing Britain after stats soar to 20-year-high

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Donald Trump fined $9,000 after judge finds him in contempt of court for violating gag order in hush money case

Donald Trump fined $9,000 after judge finds him in contempt of court for violating gag order in hush money trial

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George Galloway has told LBC that former England cricketer Monty Panesar will stand for parliament for his Workers Party of Britain at the general election.

England cricketer Monty Panesar to stand for Workers Party at General Election, George Galloway tells LBC

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Home Office admits it is unable to locate thousands of migrants flagged for Rwanda deportation flights

More than half of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda missing, Home Office admits

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Stephen Flynn rules himself out of SNP leadership contest following Humza Yousaf's resignation

'I know the limits of my own abilities': Stephen Flynn rules himself out of SNP leadership contest

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David Cameron has called for Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza

Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges Hamas to accept ‘generous’ ceasefire deal with Israel

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Local elections will take place Thursday 2 May.

Local elections 2024 explained: When are they, what are the key issues and when the results will be announced

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Rishi Sunak has said Britain will not accept the return of asylum seekers from the Republic of Ireland

‘We’re not going to do that’: Rishi Sunak slaps down deal with Ireland to return asylum seekers to UK

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Voters will need to bring an accepted form of photo ID on May 2.

Everything you need to know about photo ID to vote in the local elections

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The groups have been reported to the police

Labour reports ‘Tory-run’ anti-Ulez Facebook groups to police over claims they have become ‘hotbed for racism’

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