Where did the Lib Dems win big in the local elections?
The Lib Dems took overall control of three councils
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Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity
Trussell is calling for an “essentials guarantee” to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating.
Kemi Badenoch’s call for ‘massive Margaret Thatcher statue outside Parliament’ met with brutal mockery
“Good idea—the pigeons need something new to shit on.”
Where did the Greens win big in the local elections?
The Greens gained 44 seats
‘Plate-gate!’ – Pro-Brexit media in uproar over DVLA’s banning of ‘Brexit’ number plates
“I see they have reverted to their hysterical hyperbole again. Silly. There are much more important issues than number plates at the moment.”
Breaking: Reform UK win control of first-ever council in Staffordshire
The Tories’ held Staffordshire County Council since 2009
Labour mayor warns Keir Starmer to listen to voters after narrow win over Reform
‘The results here tonight demonstrate that they need to be listening to the man, woman and businesses on the street’
Reform UK wins Runcorn and Helsby by-election with smallest majority in history
They won by just 6 votes after a recount
Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns gives ‘shocking’ first speech as Lincolnshire mayor
Rival candidates walked out midway through her speech, saying they were “disgusted” by Jenkyns’ remarks.
Local elections could leave record number of councils under no overall control, pollster warns
A new poll by More in Common shows deep voter disillusionment, with 41% saying no party leader is fit to govern and Reform UK gaining ground.