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Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

Who’s up and who’s down?

A photo of a ballot box

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Right-Wing Media Watch: when the press panics, you know you’re winning – enter Polanski’s Greens

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
12 October, 2025

Unlike other political figures who tend to cower before the tabloid firing squad, Polanski has welcomed the hysteria with open arms.

News

Shadow work and pensions minister accused of ‘massive lie’ over mental health claimants

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
11 October, 2025

The Motability scheme has long been a target of the right.

Right-Wing Watch

Chainsaws, chaos and crashing polls: Tories’ Javier Milei infatuation faces a reality check

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
11 October, 2025

Truss tanked the UK economy and was out in 49 days. Milei may still be standing, but he’s executing an even extremer version of Trussonomics than Liz Truss executed.

2025 Museum of Homelessness vigil at St Martins
News

Museum of Homelessness holds vigil in memory of those who died while homeless in 2024

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
11 October, 2025

“We remembered people with love, care and compassion.”

Donald Trump

Nobel committee chair roasts Trump: ‘We only give the award to people of courage and integrity’

Basit Mahmood
10 October, 2025

When Nobel Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes was asked why Trump wasn’t given the award, he suggested Trump wasn’t worthy.

Rishi Sunak LBC phone-in
News

Rishi Sunak takes on paid adviser roles at Microsoft and AI firm

Olivia Barber
10 October, 2025

Sunak has earned more than half a million pounds from ‘second jobs’ since the 2024 general election

Keir Starmer and Bridget Philipson

Bridget Phillipson pushes the government to abolish two-child benefit cap in full

Basit Mahmood
10 October, 2025

Phillipson is pushing for the cap to be lifted in full, the Guardian reports.

Zack Polanski and Zia Yusuf go head to head on BBC Question Time
News

BBC Question Time: Zack Polanski grills Zia Yusuf over ex-Reform politician’s pro-Russia bribery charges

Olivia Barber
10 October, 2025

“So were you lying or was Nigel Farage lying?”

Brexit

Even Tory voters say Brexit has failed and damaged UK economy, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
10 October, 2025

The polling also shows that Brexit is also much more likely to be considered a failure (38%) than a success (24%) by GE2024 Tory voters.

A photo of Nigel Farage at Reform UK's local election campaign rally in Birmingham
News

Reform in Derbyshire defend increasing council chief executive’s salary to over £200k

Olivia Barber
10 October, 2025

Before the local elections, Reform circulated a leaflet attacking the CEO’s salary and comparing it to the PM’s pay

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