Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?
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A Finnish MEP and ally of David Cameron with a criminal record for inciting racial hatred has been appointed to the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament.

ISIS and al Qaeda may attempt to ‘out-jihad’ each other with a high-profile attack on the West.

The government’s target for 95 per cent of patients to spend less than for hours waiting has been missed for the 50th week in a row.

Hungry children in Stoke-on-Trent have been rummaging through bins looking for something to eat.

Food poverty is an extreme example of what happens when the welfare system breaks down.

Why has France successfully prosecuted over 100 criminals relating to FGM while the UK will make its first prosecution this year?

Children who attend private school will earn almost £200,000 more that state school pupils in the first 16 years of their career.

Pandering to anti-migrant sentiment is hurting the British economy.

Miliband’s challenge will be persuading people that government can make a difference without simply throwing money at things.

Moving beyond the market need not mean turning back the clock to a highly centralised state-run model.