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Labour and Lib Dem councillors in York unanimously supported a motion to replace First Past the Post with proportional representation
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Rishi Sunak receives worse poll yet despite ‘hung parliament’ prediction
A further blow for the Prime Minister as Labour lead is biggest since Liz Truss
Damning verdict for England’s rivers as targets missed post-Brexit
‘The government’s shambles of an environment plan is exposed in all of its ineptness’
Shelter launches campaign to build 90,000 social homes a year in bid to end housing emergency
In the run up to the general election, Shelter is campaigning for political parties to commit to building at least 90,000 social homes a year for 10 years
Defected ex-Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s worrying voting record
Labour MP’s left angered by the former hard-right MP’s admission to the party over concerning track record
Dominic Cummings steps up plans to set up new right-wing party
It is reported that Cummings is hoping that his new party will replace the Tories
Five places where rent controls have been introduced
Housing unions and the Greens have called for rent controls to tackle the ever growing affordability crisis for private renters
Keir Starmer roasts Rishi Sunak at PMQs as he lays out the scale of Tory local election losses
“In addition to losing two Tory MPs in two weeks, the Prime Minister’s been on the receiving end of some of the biggest by-election swings in history.”
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour over ‘broken promises’
The Tory MP for Dover hit out at Rishi Sunak’s party saying ‘the Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and division’
25 groups condemn Tory Party’s ‘onslaught of attacks’ on disabled people’s rights
A coalition of organisations sign letter to Rishi Sunak condemning the UK government for a ‘complete disregard for international law and contempt for human rights’
Tory MP wants postal votes banned after his party was humiliated in local elections
In recent years the Tories have tried to change the electoral system in their favour, by introducing reforms such as voter ID laws