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Greens stand aside in Richmond Park and Twickenham
The Green Party has decided to stand aside their candidates in Richmond Park and North Kingston and Twickenham for the general election. The members of the local party voted on this in a meeting last night. The Green Party aretest
From ‘progressive alliances’ to ultra-marginals: voters deserve better than a lottery election
In just the past week, we’ve seen organisations pour thousands into ‘tactical’ candidates across the country. And we’ve seen local candidates stand down to boost the chances of other parties. Yesterday, More United became the latest campaign to pour moneytest
Progressive Alliance call for Labour to stand aside for Greens in the Isle of Wight
Following the results on the Isle of Wight in the local elections, the Progressive Alliance has called on Labour and the Liberal Democrats to cooperate with the Greens in the general election. The Conservatives gained a majority of votes intest
What can history tell us about the impact of local elections on general elections?
Throughout the day political analysis will focus on what the local election result say or mean ahead of the General Election on 8th June. Left Foot Forward goes back in time to establish what happened in those local elections heldtest
Poll finds Macron well ahead of Le Pen as candidates embark on final day of campaigning
The latest of round of polling in France shows Emmanuel Macron remains ahead of Marine Le Pen as candidates embark on the final day of campaigning. France will go to the polls on Sunday for the second round of thetest
The Government’s answer to air pollution crisis: blame everyone else
The government has been pushed into a corner because of the robust stance of the UK courts and the determined actions of Client Earth to give us cleaner air. According to the Daily Telegraph, the consultation paper on protecting publictest
More United name progressive candidates in line for share of £80,000
The campaign group More United have announced the slate of a dozen candidates they will be donating to for the General Election, following a vote of members. The centre-left cross-party organisation, set up by the Lib Dems’ Paddy Ashdown andtest
One year after his election, how has Sadiq Khan changed City Hall?
A former Assembly Member reflects on the changes to how London is run
Fascinating Fascism: Stylist magazine under fire for Marine Le Pen cover
Glossy cover trivialises far-right
Labour is the party of housing innovation – and is leading the debate on our the current crisis
A comprehensive whole-stock solution is needed