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Reform ends Tories' 20-year reign at Suffolk County Council

Reform UK has ended the Conservatives' 20-year reign at Suffolk County Council after taking control with a large majority of seats. The party, led nationally by Nigel Farage, won…

21 updates1 source8 days long3 mentions here
May 17, 2026 → May 25, 2026
Latest: Durham County Council slammed for new political assistant jobs · BBC
PoliticsT2 · Outlet report

Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection withdraws after nine hours

Party apologises for posts shared by Chris Kennedy about Jewish ambulance attacks and says he has dropped out for personal reasons The Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield…

2 updates2 sources2 mentions here
May 22, 2026
Latest: Ex-Makerfield Green Party candidate apologises over 'false flag' post · BBC
GeneralT2 · Outlet report

Andy Burnham can save Labour and defeat Reform. He should be the next prime minister | Neal Lawson

Put plainly, the Greater Manchester mayor is electoral gold dust. The Labour party machine must not stand in his way to becoming an MP Burnham allies warn against quick…

37 updates2 sources6 days long7 mentions here
May 15, 2026 → May 21, 2026
Latest: Who are Andy Burnham’s key aides and allies? · The Guardian
PoliticsT2 · Outlet report

Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK

SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’ John Swinney has said he plans to work with the nationalist first ministers in…

14 updates1 source1 mention here
May 18, 2026
Latest: UK records its hottest ever day in May as temperature hits 34.8C · The Guardian

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May 2026

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May 25, 2026 · The Guardian
Elon Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Andy Burnham in Makerfield

Restore Britain, set up by the former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, appears to be taking some support from Nigel Farage Andy Burnham is unlikely to be Elon Musk’s first pick to be prime…

May 22, 2026 · The Guardian
Community cafe demands apology from Farage for ‘intimidating’ uninvited visit

Reform UK Makerfield team reportedly arrived as cafe run by people with special needs was holding celebration event The founder of a community group has asked Nigel Farage to…

May 22, 2026 · BBC
Ex-Makerfield Green Party candidate apologises over 'false flag' post

The Green Party said its former Makerfield by-election candidate has apologised for sharing social media posts which described an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity as a…

May 22, 2026 · The Guardian
Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection withdraws after nine hours

Party apologises for posts shared by Chris Kennedy about Jewish ambulance attacks and says he has dropped out for personal reasons The Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield…

May 21, 2026 · The Guardian
Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

Burnham and Streeting’s latest stances confound caricatures of left and right as party faces electoral bind The Labour party seems to have inhabited three parallel worlds over the…

May 21, 2026 · The Guardian
Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield byelection – as it happened

Prime minister tells reporters he would campaign personally in the contest Keir Starmer has said that he will campaign for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield byelection. Speaking to…

May 19, 2026 · The Guardian
Can Burnham turn ‘Manchesterism’ into a practical offer for government?

Roots of idea for ‘ending neoliberalism’ have been growing over many months – with many different influences Manchesterism is “the end of neoliberalism”. That was the…

May 18, 2026 · The Guardian
‘I am not going to walk away’, says Starmer as Burnham pitches debate on ’how politics needs to change’ – as it happened

The prime minister said he wouldn’t be setting out a timetable to stand down if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection In his pooled interview, Keir Starmer also insisted…

May 18, 2026 · The Guardian
Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU

Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in Makerfield in first speech since announcing byelection run Andy Burnham has said he will not try to return the UK to the EU,…

May 17, 2026 · The Guardian
Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say

Reform, which won more than 50% of the local election vote, is likely to focus heavily on immigration and Brexit Andy Burnham faces a perilous race to win the Makerfield seat, his…

May 15, 2026 · BBC
Labour allows Andy Burnham to run for selection in pivotal by-election

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been cleared to seek selection as Labour's candidate in a by-election which could pave the way for him to return to Westminster. The…

May 15, 2026 · The Guardian
Labour’s NEC opens door for Burnham to return to Westminster via Makerfield byelection – as it happened

This blog is closing now, you can read more on this story here Labour’s ruling body, the national executive committee, has given the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham…

May 15, 2026 · The Guardian
Starmer, Burnham, Farage Polanski: they make a week in politics feel like an eternity in Hades | Marina Hyde

It’s your life in their hands, but what kind of life is that? No wonder a wearied, confused public has mobilised into tribes – or just tuned out On the basis that you’re never too…