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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Cuts to disability benefits are riding roughshod over human rights
Poverty is a political choice, and ending it is possible should those in powers choose to
World’s richest people lose $208 billion in a day due to Trump tariffs
Mark Zuckerberg lost over $17 billion, Bezos’ wealth dropped by more than $15 billion and Musk’s by $11 billion
Keir Starmer roasts Reform UK during Labour’s local election launch
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken apart Reform UK during Labour’s local election launch, slamming the far-right party for ‘putting themselves before the country’. The elections on 1 May are the party’s first major test at the ballot box sincetest
Brexiteers ridiculed for claiming Trump tariffs are a “Brexit success”
They are celebrating the fact that the UK faces lower tariffs than the EU, while Brexit is costing the UK economy more.
Select committee criticises DCMS over £400 million in unpaid covid sports loans
The report highlights “severe weaknesses” in how DCMS has managed the loan book, including a conflict of interest with Rugby Union
Guido Fawkes owner pays £75,000 libel case costs to Dale Vince
The owner of right-wing blog Guido Fawkes, Paul Staines, has paid green industrialist and Labour Party donor Dale Vince £75,000 towards legal costs, over false claims that Vince supported Hamas. The legal battle occurred after Staines published articles on thetest
Reform UK candidate’s social media page revelled in gold price surge amid Gaza war
The party’s mayoral candidate shared posts appearing to celebrate the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on gold
Elon Musk in trouble as Tesla sales plummet to lowest level in 3 years after backlash
Tech billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk is facing difficult times ahead after it was revealed that Tesla sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years, with a backlash against his involvement with the Trump administration blamed astest
