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

Chris Jarvis
Today

Who’s up and who’s down?

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Latest Posts

Children in school

Everything Gavin Williamson could be doing to support schools instead of banning mobile phones

Andrew Kersley
28 April, 2021

There’s a record gap in outcomes between the poorest and wealthiest students, and sky-high dissatisfaction from teaching staff

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In depth: Homelessness charities on what’s at stake in England’s elections

Charlie Jaay
28 April, 2021

Since the Conservatives gained power in 2010, homelessness has become an ever-increasing problem

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Why unions need a supply chain strategy

Simon Sapper
27 April, 2021

International trade is too important to be left to economists, businesspeople, and politicians. It needs trade union intervention, writes Simon Sapper.

Legal action ramped up to ban factory farming in the UK

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 April, 2021

Political leadership on factory farming in Britain is described as “astoundingly absent,” forcing grassroots organisations and NGOs to take on the fight themselves.

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REVEALED: Unite union reps report surge in mental health issues at work

John Earls
27 April, 2021

While some employers have stepped up during the pandemic, it’s public health bodies which are side-lining union reps.

Natalie Bennett: Cladding scandals, mortgage prisoners, and the grim necessity of the Lords

Natalie Bennett
27 April, 2021

Why is it left to the unelected chamber to defend abandoned Brits? The Green peer looks at this week’s Lords agenda.

Hartlepool sleaze! Are the Tories now weaponising fake news, like they promised?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 April, 2021

Angela Rayner is calling on the Conservatives to issue an apology for magnifying misinformation during the Hartlepool by-election.

Cooperation not competition: Best for Britain relaunches alongside polling optimism showing Britons support internationalism

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 April, 2021

Best for Britain relaunches armed with research showing Britons support effective international action that should act as a wake-up call for government.

Tony Burke: It’s time to outlaw ruthless ‘fire and rehire’ practices

Tony Burke
26 April, 2021

The government needs to practice what they preach about levelling up on job protection, writes Tony Burke.

Revealed: Global health funding faces major cuts under Tory plans

Alexandra Warren
23 April, 2021

UK charities have condemned the move as a ‘tragic blow’.

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