Nigel Farage’s Reform snatch Labour safe seat – and terrify Tories

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“We are now the opposition party in the U.K. to Labour, and the Tories are a waste of space,” Farage told reporters — as slate of local elections tipped his way.

We fought and beat the government in the courts because every Briton has the right to protest | Akiko Hart

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The appeal court verdict makes clear these anti-protest laws should never have existed. Labour must now reflect on what sort of democracy it wants us to be

Akiko Hart is the director of the human righ…

Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep | Marina Hyde

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The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know it

It’s been a funny old decade. Just over 10 years ago, the …

English local elections live: Starmer and Badenoch downbeat as Reform continues success with council victories

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PM acknowledges ‘disappointing’ results as Tory leader says it was ‘always going to be a very difficult set of elections’

Local elections: full mayoral and council results
Starmer under fire from Labou…

The truth about the rival who Andrea Jenkyns said was not even from this country because of her 'accent'

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Lincolnshire was at the centre of Reform's political earthquake that has left Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party trembling after Dame Andrea won in every area of the county bar one.

Reform avalanche sees Farage win control of first councils as voters punish Labour and Starmer bemoans 'disappointing' local elections - as Tories also face losing hundreds of seats

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Nigel Farage's jubilant party now has a majority on Staffordshire County Council as a stunning set of results take shape.

English local elections live: Starmer admits results ‘disappointing’ as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory

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PM says he will go ‘further and faster’ on change after Labour lose Runcorn byelection by six votes

Local elections: full mayoral and council results
Reform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to L…

Reform-quake surge forces Starmer to admit his performance is 'disappointing' - as Labour panic at local election result after voters hit back by deserting major parties for Farage

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Keir Starmer said he wanted to go 'further and faster on the change that people want to see' as results show a huge Reform surge.

Chris Mason: Bruised Tories and Labour left working out how to tackle Reform

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Nigel Farage's party shows it is an equal opportunities threat to Labour and the Tories in local polls.

Nigel Farage’s Reform snatches Labour safe seat after knife-edge vote

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“We are now the opposition party in the U.K. to Labour, and the Tories are a waste of space,” Farage told reporters in Runcorn.