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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‘The hard thinking has been done, the case has been made within the party, and the British public is crying out for change.’
Junior Doctor roasts Tories for making the NHS among the worst health systems in Europe
It comes as NHS waiting lists reach a record 7.6million.
How the UK can learn from Finland’s Housing First Policy
If the UK wants to learn how to work towards ending homelessness, they can turn to Finland and their Housing First policy, initially introduced in 2008
Tory MP failed to declare shares in Shell while environment secretary
‘Ms Villiers deeply regrets her failure to monitor the value of shareholdings and has offered her sincere apologies.’
Daily Mail is the least-trusted news outlet among MPs
Even among Tory MPs, the Mail gets negative ratings
Boris Johnson’s Lords appointees have donated £17m to the Tory Party
‘There is a concerning correlation between people who receive peerages and those who donate to political parties’
Zac Goldsmith says he is ‘very tempted’ to vote Labour at the next election
He quit the government in June, saying he was ‘horrified’ at Sunak for having ditched promises to protect the environment.
Mhairi Black calls for the media and politicians to leave trans people ‘the hell alone’
Trans people should be able to live with ‘dignity and happiness’
Tory Party slammed for ‘desperate’ attack on Labour ‘eco-mob’ using Sun story
‘This is an official Conservative Party message putting themselves in opposition to the environment’
Rishi Sunak predicted to lose his seat at the next general election, poll predicts
The Tories would be left on just 90 seats…
