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Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it's not too late to change course
prime minister Keir Starmer standing in front of members of the armed forces
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it's not too late to change course

Hostile and divisive language and policies towards migrants is pushing British politics to the right. Labour must change course to avoid handing power to the far-right, argues JCWI’s Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah
'Labour has blown its first year in office': What Reform's local election gains really tell us
Nigel Farage
Politics

'Labour has blown its first year in office': What Reform's local election gains really tell us

North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she's the 'ultimate pragmatist'
North East mayor Kim McGuinness
Exclusive

North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she's the 'ultimate pragmatist'

New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
Local elections

New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot

Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day
Local elections

Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day

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Local elections: You can still vote if you’ve lost your ID. Here’s how.
local elections

Local elections: You can still vote if you’ve lost your ID. Here’s how.

Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
voter ID
Elections

Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID

‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
Image on the left shows a polling station, image on the right shows river pollution
Water Pollution

‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow
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Local elections

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow

Forget the Blue Wall and Red Wall, the local elections showed there's no barrier to voting Green
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay
Adrian Ramsay

Forget the Blue Wall and Red Wall, the local elections showed there's no barrier to voting Green

Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections
LTNs
Local elections

Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections

'Ex-miners are voting Green': Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands
Green party campaigners in South Tyneside.
Local elections

'Ex-miners are voting Green': Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
A polling station sign hangs on a wire fence outside a building
Local elections

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5

Former Tory minister reveals he's voting for Labour in the local elections - and did in 1997 too
Nick Boles
Local elections

Former Tory minister reveals he's voting for Labour in the local elections - and did in 1997 too

'Politics needs to be real': Why more independent candidates are standing in this year's local elections
Politics

'Politics needs to be real': Why more independent candidates are standing in this year's local elections

Register to vote: How to have your say in the upcoming elections
Register to vote
Elections

Register to vote: How to have your say in the upcoming elections

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