Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?
Who’s up and who’s down?
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Who are Reform UK and where did they come from?
From Brexit Party to ‘Make Britain Great again’, how the Reform Party progressed
Tory groups told to contact relatives of 2 million British expats now eligible to vote abroad to increase the Tory vote
A change in UK law removed the requirement on expats to have lived in the UK in the past 15 years to vote in a parliamentary election.
Reform UK are now just 7 points behind the Tories. What does this mean for Rishi Sunak?
Although Reform may not win any seats, if it maintains its polling position it will have a significant influence on the general election
Exclusive: ASLEF leader warns strikes will continue until ‘spiteful’ government values train drivers
Mick Whelan on rail strikes and the minimum service levels defeat
Tory voters want Nigel Farage to replace Rishi Sunak, poll finds
The People Polling survey also found that Reform were polling at 12%, just eight points behind the Tories on 20%.
Olivia Blake MP: ‘Rather than drilling for more fuel to pour on the climate emergency, it’s time for the real security of a sprint to renewables’
The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill does nothing to fulfill our climate and nature targets
Getting desperate? Tories say they will ‘consider Nigel Farage’s application’ to join party ahead of election
Holden’s remarks come after Sunak himself refused to rule out welcoming Farage back into the Tory party.
Watchdog confirms government may have broken law on river pollution
‘Rather than raise its ambition when it comes to protecting our rivers, the government has left the law unenforced for years and encouraged some actors to pollute our waterways.’
Human rights organisations demand weapons embargo to stop fuelling Gaza crisis
‘All states have an obligation to prevent atrocity crimes and promote adherence to norms that protect civilians. The international community is long overdue to live up to these commitments.’
Could the Tories still win?
Could 2024 become remembered for the British people ‘hurling the findings of the opinion polls back into the faces of the pollsters,’ as Times’ journalist George Clarke wrote following the Tories’ shock win in 1970?