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Labour figures join Tory MP (and Brian Eno) to demand Corbyn and May back PR
Senior Labour MPs and figures from across the spectrum – including Brian Eno and Billy Bragg – have signed an open letter calling on Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May to back a fairer voting system. The statement, organised by campaigntest
UKIP to get dedicated BBC election programme – while Greens scramble for scraps
Photo: UKIP leader Paul Nuttall have a one-on-one interview with Andrew Neil, while the Greens will not. The Greens have slammed the BBC for denying the party coverage during the general election – despite UKIP getting a dedicated programme. Thetest
Reigning men: metro mayors show the usual suspects still rule
Photo: The West Midlands’ Andy Street (left) was one of six all-male metro mayors elected last Thursday A few weeks ago, campaigners warned of a looming ‘diversity crisis’ in our democracy. Just one of the six powerful new ‘metro mayor’test
Surrey Labour activists expelled for backing pro-NHS ‘progressive alliance’ candidate
Photo: Dr Louise Irvine is running against health secretary Jeremy Hunt. UPDATE: Two other senior Labour members in Surrey have now been expelled on similar grounds A senior Labour party member in Surrey has been expelled after backing the Nationaltest
There’s no other way of saying it: internet giants are killing journalism
From ‘dark ads’ to political twitter bots, social media giants have been in the spotlight this week. But new research points to an even more worrying trend for our democracy – and one we need to talk about this electiontest
May’s dinner fiasco with Juncker shows she has no Brexit plan
The revelations from Theresa May’s dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker last week, and reactions to the Downing Street supper, have blown open the myth, peddled by the Tories and their Hard Brexit, hard-right cheerleaders, of a prime minister with a plan,test
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