Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues

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‘This isn’t just a dip caused by Boris Johnson’s lies and PartyGate, it’s an indicator of a more serious problem facing the Conservatives as they lose the support of rural communities.’

Analysis from the Refugee Council predicts more than 19,000 people a year fleeing war, conflict, and bloodshed could face years in UK prisons for attempting to find safety.

In March, North Tyneside Conservatives were accused of abusing the furlough scheme

The conspiracy theory-promoting event was attended by figures like Laurence Fox, Tommy Robinson and John Mappin.

Asked if he was honest, Johnson said he does his ‘best to represent faithfully and accurately what I believe.’

‘He is wrong to claim the booster “increases your chances of hospitalisation and death”.

It’s a shocking tragedy that in one of the richest countries in the world, nearly one in ten parents say they’re very likely to need to use a food bank in the coming months.

Labour will need to take next week’s results in their stride. Yet there are trends to watch.

Scandal engulfs the Tory party as they push through a raft of authoritarian legislation.