Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?
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Expect cuts to public services and further slashing of support for the vulnerable

The 2008 crisis and subsequent austerity changed the way the government tackled gender inequality

Tens of thousands of people will lose the English lessons they depend on to participate in society

London has 1,000 fewer trained firearms officers than in 2009

Selling off housing associations would rid George Osborne of £60bn worth of debt

How can devolution deals be expected to function if the public don’t back them?

New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that there are almost half a million more young people in poverty than a decade ago

Ahead of spending cuts to be announced on Wednesday, the TUC warns that UK public services are already falling behind

Despite Assad’s best efforts, the conflict in Syria is not binary

Committee said the charge was ‘grossly disproportionate’ to the means of many offenders