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Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

Who’s up and who’s down?

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Councils can deliver real change, but they need the Revenue Support Grant reinstated

Gavin Callaghan
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“For too long, we’ve asked councils to do more with less. The truth is, they can’t. Not anymore.”

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Chris Jarvis
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Chris Jarvis
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“Standing up for communities put most at risk by 14 years of austerity — the elderly and disabled — should be the priority”

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Olivia Barber
6 May, 2025

Reform UK’s constant stoking of the culture war is a distraction tactic, while their lack of a plan for local government is their Achilles’ heel.

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To get more sick people into work, ensure there are healthy jobs available

Sasjkia Otto
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With work-related illness on the rise, the government must focus on making jobs healthier and more inclusive, writes the Fabian Society’s Sasjkia Otto.

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Reform UK’s Andrea Jenkyns commits to sacking county council’s diversity officers – but there aren’t any

Olivia Barber
6 May, 2025

“Someone who lives in Lincolnshire would know that there aren’t any DEI roles going in Lincolnshire Council.”

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Where did the Lib Dems win big in the local elections?

Chris Jarvis
4 May, 2025

The Lib Dems took overall control of three councils

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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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It makes you nostalgic for the days when it was just Fox News and of course its UK copycats – GB News and the Daily Mail – which tuned their violins for the annual “Easter cancelled” and “War on Christmas” symphony, where the absence of a nativity scene becomes a constitutional crisis.

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Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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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.

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