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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MPs join cross-party photo in solidarity with Labour colleagues barred from entering Israel
Over 70 MPs, including government ministers, posed in protest after two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel.
Tory HQ in Leeds likely to close after one of the party’s biggest donors pulls funding
It’s getting worse for Kemi Badenoch and her cash strapped Conservative Party, following news that one of the party’s biggest donors has decided to pull the plug on his donations, in a move that will likely mean the closure oftest
Trump’s economics slammed as ‘a load of old b*llocks’ by Andrew Neil
Veteran journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil has slammed President Trump’s economic policies as a ‘load of old b*llocks’, as world leaders scramble to contain the impact of tariffs. The U.S. President recently imposed a wave of tariffs, including a 10%test
Good Law Project launches campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta
The Good Law Project has launched a campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s platforms of making money ‘out of feeding us disinformation and dodgy ads through its recommender algorithms’. Ittest
Revealed: Nationalisation of utilities would save the UK billions, according to new report
Nationalisation would pay for itself in less than seven years
GB News owner invested heavily in Elon Musk’s Tesla before US election
Meanwhile, he also propagated pro-Musk content through his right-wing media outlets
Reform UK candidate called for Tommy Robinson statue ‘in every town square’
In yet another example of how far-right Reform UK is and why it isn’t fit to hold office, it’s been revealed that one of the party’s candidates called for a statue of Tommy Robinson “in every town square”. Donna Edmunds,test
Kemi Badenoch slammed for ‘cheerleading’ Israel after it bans two Labour MPs entering
“It’s disgraceful you are cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs.”
Stop Trump dominating space campaign ramps up
A Stop DARC Radar petition has gained almost 18,000 signatures.
Woke-bashing of the week – Daily Mail claims ‘tens of thousands’ quit National Trust for ‘anti-woke’ rival
The right’s ongoing fixation on the National Trust reared its head again this week.
