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Greens concede Holborn and St Pancras, Burnham signs Berlin security pact, and record hate crime Elections ✓

Greens concede Holborn and St Pancras, Burnham signs Berlin security pact, and record hate crime

Caroline Lucas criticised Polanski over the Zionism motion, and a UK-Israel deal kept the East Jerusalem...

· Michael O'Sullivan Reform UK council leader Ryan Coogan arrested over alleged false statements on nomination papers Elections ✓

Reform UK council leader Ryan Coogan arrested over alleged false statements on nomination papers

Reform UK's Huntingdonshire group leader Ryan Coogan was arrested on suspicion of making false statements...

· Michael O'Sullivan Kemi Badenoch claims Labour plans May 2027 election despite Burnham's denials Elections ✓

Kemi Badenoch claims Labour plans May 2027 election despite Burnham's denials

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claims Labour is preparing for a May 2027 general election,...

· Michael O'Sullivan Labour picks Camden leader Sagal Abdi-Wali to fight Starmer's old seat Elections ✓

Labour picks Camden leader Sagal Abdi-Wali to fight Starmer's old seat

Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October,...

· Michael O'Sullivan Farage pledges 24-hour Parliament and hundreds of new peers, but rules block 100-day timetable Elections ✓

Farage pledges 24-hour Parliament and hundreds of new peers, but rules block 100-day timetable

Farage told Reform UK's conference he would declare a national emergency on day one, but UK law has no...

· Michael O'Sullivan Green leader Polanski seeks to contest Starmer's vacated London seat Elections ✓

Green leader Polanski seeks to contest Starmer's vacated London seat

Zack Polanski says he wants to stand for the Greens in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by...

· Michael O'Sullivan Badenoch overtakes Farage as prime-minister-in-waiting, YouGov poll finds Elections ✓

Badenoch overtakes Farage as prime-minister-in-waiting, YouGov poll finds

YouGov poll shows Kemi Badenoch now ahead of Nigel Farage on being seen as a prime minister in waiting, as...

· Michael O'Sullivan Starmer stands down as MP, forcing first by-election test for Burnham Elections

Starmer stands down as MP, forcing first by-election test for Burnham

Sir Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by-election.

· Michael O'Sullivan Labour Overtakes Reform UK in More in Common Poll for First Time in 16 Months Elections

Labour Overtakes Reform UK in More in Common Poll for First Time in 16 Months

A More in Common poll put Labour on 28%, four points ahead of Reform UK, its first lead over the party...

· Michael O'Sullivan Lennon scrambles for final MP nomination as Marra and Fagan make Scottish Labour ballot Elections ✓

Lennon scrambles for final MP nomination as Marra and Fagan make Scottish Labour ballot

Marra and Fagan qualify for the Scottish Labour leadership ballot as Lennon seeks a final MP nomination...

· Michael O'Sullivan Standards inquiry into Farage's £5m gift restarts hours after Clacton win Elections ✓

Standards inquiry into Farage's £5m gift restarts hours after Clacton win

Parliamentary standards inquiry into a £5m gift to Nigel Farage resumes hours after he retakes Clacton...

· Michael O'Sullivan Farage faces Count Binface as major parties boycott Clacton by-election he triggered Elections ✓

Farage faces Count Binface as major parties boycott Clacton by-election he triggered

Clacton votes on 13 August in a by-election shunned by Labour, the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens, leaving...

· Michael O'Sullivan Influencers fact-check Farage as he fights Clacton by-election under £5m gift inquiry Elections ✓

Influencers fact-check Farage as he fights Clacton by-election under £5m gift inquiry

Al Jazeera reports social media creators are fact-checking Farage days before Clacton votes, as a...

· Michael O'Sullivan Latest 24H | Good Law Project launches legal challenge on day one of new single-sex spaces code Elections ✓

Latest 24H | Good Law Project launches legal challenge on day one of new single-sex spaces code

Good Law Project sent a pre-action letter over the EHRC single-sex spaces code hours after it took effect...

· Michael O'Sullivan Nigel Farage Resigns as Clacton MP and Vows to Contest By-Election Amid Funding Inquiries Elections ✓

Nigel Farage Resigns as Clacton MP and Vows to Contest By-Election Amid Funding Inquiries

Nigel Farage has resigned as Clacton MP and will contest the by-election, saying he has not broken the law...

· Michael O'Sullivan Reform UK defends Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon after sexist posts linked to him resurface Elections

Reform UK defends Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon after sexist posts linked to him resurface

Reform UK is standing by Robert Kenyon after forum posts linked to him resurfaced ahead of the 18 June...

· Michael O'Sullivan Behind Politics UK: the "impartial" platform owned by a Reform councillor Elections

Behind Politics UK: the "impartial" platform owned by a Reform councillor

Bailey Nash-Gardner, founder of Politics UK, won a Reform UK seat in Havering as critics point to his...

· Rustam Wahab Reform UK takes Chorley East from Labour in first declared result as counts begin across Britain Elections

Reform UK takes Chorley East from Labour in first declared result as counts begin across Britain

Reform UK won Chorley East from Labour in the first declared result as English counts started; Scotland...

· Michael O'Sullivan From county halls to devolved parliaments, Britain’s 7 May elections will test a fractured political map Elections ✓

From county halls to devolved parliaments, Britain’s 7 May elections will test a fractured political map

Voters face local, mayoral, Scottish and Welsh contests on 7 May, with 136 English councils and more than...

· Michael O'Sullivan Reform UK says it would put migrant detention centres in Green-held areas, not Reform seats Elections ✓

Reform UK says it would put migrant detention centres in Green-held areas, not Reform seats

Reform UK said a future government would avoid placing migrant detention centres in Reform-held areas and...

· Michael O'Sullivan Four Labour-linked figures charged over alleged Croydon East selection tampering Elections ✓

Four Labour-linked figures charged over alleged Croydon East selection tampering

The CPS said four Labour-linked figures were charged after a Met probe into alleged Croydon East selection...

· Michael OSullivan Ipsos poll: Britons pick Starmer over Farage head-to-head, but more expect Reform to be largest party Elections ✓

Ipsos poll: Britons pick Starmer over Farage head-to-head, but more expect Reform to be largest party

Ipsos found 40% would pick Starmer's Labour over Farage's Reform, but more respondents expected Reform to...

· Michael O'Sullivan Lisa Nandy says Andy Burnham should have been allowed to stand in Gorton & Denton by-election Elections ✓

Lisa Nandy says Andy Burnham should have been allowed to stand in Gorton & Denton by-election

Lisa Nandy said Andy Burnham should have been allowed to stand in the Gorton & Denton by-election after...

· Michael O'Sullivan Modelling warns Labour could be left controlling as few as two London councils at May borough elections Elections ✓

Modelling warns Labour could be left controlling as few as two London councils at May borough elections

Party modelling reported by GB News suggests Labour could hold as few as two London councils after the 7...

· Michael O'Sullivan YouGov poll puts Greens second on 21% ahead of Labour as Reform leads on 23% Elections ✓

YouGov poll puts Greens second on 21% ahead of Labour as Reform leads on 23%

YouGov polling shows Reform on 23%, Greens on 21% (second), while Labour and Conservatives are tied on 16%...

· Michael O'Sullivan Labour plans to repeal ministers’ power to direct Electoral Commission strategy Elections ✓

Labour plans to repeal ministers’ power to direct Electoral Commission strategy

Steve Reed said an elections bill will scrap the strategy statement for the Electoral Commission and...

· Michael O'Sullivan Omnisis poll puts Greens ahead of Labour in Gorton and Denton days before by-election Elections ✓

Omnisis poll puts Greens ahead of Labour in Gorton and Denton days before by-election

Omnisis poll ahead of 26 Feb vote shows Greens 20%, Reform 17%, Labour 15%, with 27% undecided in Gorton...

· Michael O'Sullivan Government drops plan to postpone 30 English local elections after Reform UK legal challenge Elections ✓

Government drops plan to postpone 30 English local elections after Reform UK legal challenge

The government dropped plans to postpone 30 English local elections after legal advice and a Reform UK...

· Michael O'Sullivan Farage unveils Reform UK “top team”, naming Robert Jenrick as Treasury spokesperson Elections ✓

Farage unveils Reform UK “top team”, naming Robert Jenrick as Treasury spokesperson

Nigel Farage reshuffled Reform UK’s senior roles, naming Robert Jenrick Treasury spokesperson and...

· Michael O'Sullivan Parliament to debate petition for automatic by-elections after MPs defect, after it passes 127,000 signatures Elections ✓

Parliament to debate petition for automatic by-elections after MPs defect, after it passes 127,000 signatures

A petition with 127,396 signatures will be debated on 16 March 2026, calling for automatic by-elections...

· Michael O'Sullivan UK government introduces bill to restrict foreign-linked political donations and extend voting to 16-year-olds Elections ✓

UK government introduces bill to restrict foreign-linked political donations and extend voting to 16-year-olds

Representation of the People Bill would tighten donation rules, raise Electoral Commission fines, and...

· Michael O'Sullivan Starmer faces huge Labour by-election test in Gorton and Denton as Greens and Reform target seat Elections ✓

Starmer faces huge Labour by-election test in Gorton and Denton as Greens and Reform target seat

Labour defends Gorton and Denton on 26 Feb as Greens and Reform UK target the seat after Andy Burnham was...

· Michael O'Sullivan Labour launches anti-Green social media campaign ahead of Gorton and Denton by-election Elections ✓

Labour launches anti-Green social media campaign ahead of Gorton and Denton by-election

Labour has launched ads attacking the Greens ahead of the 26 Feb Gorton and Denton by-election, arguing...

· Michael O'Sullivan Andrew Gwynne resignation triggers Gorton and Denton by-election as Labour rule could block Burnham bid Elections ✓

Andrew Gwynne resignation triggers Gorton and Denton by-election as Labour rule could block Burnham bid

Andrew Gwynne resigns as MP, triggering a Gorton and Denton by-election; Labour rules mean Andy Burnham...

· Michael O'Sullivan More than 20 England councils seek to delay May 2026 elections until 2027 amid local government reorganisation Elections ✓

More than 20 England councils seek to delay May 2026 elections until 2027 amid local government reorganisation

More than 20 England councils may postpone May 2026 elections to 2027, with 27 areas requesting delays...

· Michael O'Sullivan Seven Labour select committee chairs urge ministers to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties Elections ✓

Seven Labour select committee chairs urge ministers to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties

Seven Labour committee chairs urged ministers to ban crypto donations to parties ahead of the elections...

· Michael O'Sullivan Farage says Reform UK tops 270,000 “paid-up” members as Labour total is reported below 250,000 Elections ✓

Farage says Reform UK tops 270,000 “paid-up” members as Labour total is reported below 250,000

Farage said Reform UK’s website shows 270k+ paid-up members as reports put Labour’s paying membership...

· Michael O'Sullivan Electoral Commission assesses Labour complaint over Farage’s Clacton campaign spending Elections ✓

Electoral Commission assesses Labour complaint over Farage’s Clacton campaign spending

Electoral Commission and Essex Police are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent in Nigel Farage’s...

· Michael O'Sullivan