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

Chris Jarvis
19 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

Who’s up and who’s down?

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Latest Posts

Matt Hancock at a Covid press conference

Government ‘rife with corruption’ as court rules handing contracts to companies with political connections was unlawful

Chris Jarvis
12 January, 2022

The government’s controversial use of a ‘VIP lane’ for awarding two PPE contracts has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.

Boris Johnson

Diane Abbott MP: Covid is becoming a political crisis for Boris Johnson but it must go much wider

Diane Abbott
12 January, 2022

‘This is not the first time Boris Johnson has broken the rules and it is unlikely to be the last’

10 Downing Street

Good Law Project sues Met Police over failure to launch investigation into illegal Downing Street Christmas party

Basit Mahmood
12 January, 2022

‘We believe their refusal to investigate the alleged party on 18 December is unlawful.’

Michael Fabricant

Tory MP sparks outrage after defending ‘hard working’ partygoers at illegal Downing Street Party

Basit Mahmood
11 January, 2022

‘Beyond embarrassing’

Boris Johnson Tory corruption

‘A coward’: Boris Johnson refuses to answer urgent question about his attendance at illegal Downing Street party

Basit Mahmood
11 January, 2022

“He’s not just a self-interested liar. He’s a coward too.”

A photo of a trade union protest with the words "The UnionDues Column" overlaid

UnionDues: Labour market regulation needs strong unions

Simon Sapper
11 January, 2022

‘In our first episode of 2022, we look at the thorny question of labour market regulation.’

Boris Johnson speaking at a desk

‘Absolute hypocrisy’: Downing Street staff held drinks party at height of lockdown

Basit Mahmood
11 January, 2022

On 11 May 2020, nine days before Downing Street’s bring-your-own-booze party, Boris Johnson increased the fines for those who broke the lockdown rules.

Brexit anniversary

UK manufacturers warn Brexit changes will elevate soaring costs in 2022

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 January, 2022

Manufacturers in Britain are voicing concerns that Brexit will create additional costs for British industry.

Jeremy Corbyn speaking on climate change

Tory press stirs speculation that Jeremy Corbyn is considering launching new party

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 January, 2022

The right-wing newspapers have been quick to jump on the story that Jeremy Corbyn could establish his own political party – suggestions that have evoked a wave of support for the former Labour leader on social media.

MPs face pressure to scrap annual pay rise as cost-of-living crisis worsens

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 January, 2022

MPs are under fire for taking another significant pay rise at a time when thousands are hit with rocketing bills and higher National Insurance costs.

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