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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Reform UK is soliciting donations from oil and gas executives
Nick Candy, the party’s treasurer, told the FT that the party is also looking to raise funds from British expatriates who can donate in their own name as well as rich foreigners with UK businesses.
Robert Jenrick makes embarrassing U-turn on Tory-Reform election pact
Jenrick is now saying he wants to “send Nigel Farage back to retirement”
Free voter ID scheme is a proven failure, democracy campaigners warn
‘The free voter ID scheme has utterly failed.’
Tory MP criticises Labour over US trade deal despite years of Conservatives failing to deliver one
Remember when Boris Johnson claimed the UK was “first in line” for a free trade deal with the US back in 2017?
Reform UK candidates have ‘posted hate, pushed far-right conspiracies and praised extremists’, investigation finds
The ‘vetting processes’ have failed yet again…
Nigel Farage slammed for ‘wildly inaccurate’ claims about children’s mental health and SEND
‘Absolutely no one has got an autism diagnosis through the GP – this is just incorrect, wrong, fake news.’
‘They will always protect the elites over workers and communities’: Hope not Hate responds to Reform UK press conference
‘We’ve uncovered candidates who have posted hate, pushed far-right conspiracies, and praised extremists. These aren’t isolated cases. This is a party that’s opening the door to hate.’
Reform candidate’s family firm went bust because of Brexit
The irony…
Tories predicted to lose 500 seats in humiliating local election wipeout for Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has already admitted the local elections will be ‘very difficult’ for the Conservatives
Reform UK mayoral candidate Andrea Jenkyns faces challenge over right to stand
Jenkyns is standing for election in Lincolnshire, despite currently living outside the county