Top 5 local election battles to watch this May
With the local elections on 1 May, Left Foot Forward picks out the most competitive races and potential game-changers.
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Reform UK candidate steps down over charity fraud offence
He has admitted to stealing more than £28,000 from a local youth and community centre
Elon Musk is deeply unpopular among majority of British public including among Reform voters, poll shows
It’s not going well for Elon Musk…
Reform UK’s latest recruit shared Tommy Robinson video and questioned female police
The latest incident once more shows the type of candidates Reform attracts.
Labour’s disability benefit reforms slammed as ‘devastating’ and ‘shameful’
The Work and Pensions Secretary confirmed the reforms will cut £5 billion a year from the welfare bill by 2030
Major Brexit donor banned from UK finance industry and fined £1.8 million
“Mr Odey repeatedly sought to evade and obstruct efforts to hold him to account. His lack of integrity means he deserves to be banned from the industry.”
Tackling the hidden crisis of LGBT+ homelessness
We won’t rest until every young, LGBT+ person has a safe and secure place to call home with the support they need to go on and thrive as happy and successful adults.
Michael Gove’s Monster: The Building Safety Regulator That Ate the Construction Industry
The government has demonstrated it is committed to increase housing supply, but the regulator it has inherited from the Tories is actively preventing that from happening.
Kemi Badenoch humiliated by protestors during speech praising Thatcher
“Shame on you for celebrating Margaret Thatcher!”
Reform UK puts candidate who praised Hitler and Assad in charge of vetting
Reform UK now have an apologist for Putin and Assad in charge of vetting.
US multinationals remove references to climate change from websites to appease Trump
References to climate change are being removed or rewritten as Trump cracks down on climate action
