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.
Latest Posts
Tories likely to win just 120 seats in next General Election – research suggests
The Conservatives are on course for their worst showing in modern electoral history, according to the latest predictions.
Government’s ‘Operation Maximise’ raises fears over asylum seekers’ mental health and safety
‘People should be accommodated in communities where they can be welcomed, not warehoused in hotels.’
Prem Sikka: How the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is the government’s latest erosion of hard-won rights
‘The Bill only targets the less well-off. There is no equivalent surveillance of legislators who accept payments to advance the interests of their corporate paymasters.’
‘This is what ‘climate leadership’ looks like’: Sunak and Cameron blasted for taking private jets to COP28
‘Members of a super-rich elite who are super-heating the planet.’
Esther McVey mocked for trying to explain what ‘Minister for Common Sense’ is on Question Time
‘Is the whole common sense thing inaccurate then?’
To increase the number of home-owners we must abolish the leasehold system
All sections of the Labour Party need to unite around the need for leasehold reform if they wish to win the forthcoming general election
Bombshell poll shows number of Brits who believe Brexit has gone very well hits new low
A new poll has shown the sheer scale of dissatisfaction with Brexit
Britain is on ‘a clear direction of travel’ to rejoin the EU, says Ursula Von Der Leyen
Von Der Leyen admitted that European leaders had “goofed up” over the departure of Britain from the bloc and suggested the younger generation could “fix” it.
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson said people worried about returning to workplaces were ‘malingering and work-shy’
The former Prime Minister also thought consulting with employees and trade unions was “bollocks”
We need to get real about the risks and possibilities of self-driving cars
‘If you put self-driving into the equation, you potentially massively increase the climate impacts.’
