27+ min ago  (124+ words) Greater Manchester Mayor "Andy Burnham is "considering holding a snap "general election "if he becomes "British prime "minister, the "Sun newspaper reported on Saturday. He is "also lining "up British interior "minister "Shabana Mahmood to be his chancellor, the "newspaper…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (215+ words) Allies of Andy Burnham will form a new "council" of cross-party figures to discuss working together to stop a Reform UK government. The "council for the progressive majority" is being instigated by Compass, a centre-left thinktank whose founder Neal Lawson…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (339+ words) The decline of British high streets is finally compelling a political response. Britain is a country where political discussion is carefully stage-managed. The government, the national broadcasters, the legacy press, and the courts all in their own ways try to…...

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1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (242+ words) There was only one contest yesterday. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Conservatives in Swansea. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home. Swansea " Fairwood Lib Dems 240 (29. 3 per cent, +19. 9 on 2022) Labour…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (248+ words) As the dust settles after the local elections in London, the political landscape has changed drastically from 2022. There is a record number of parties controlling councils and the highest number of councils under no overall control that we have ever…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (480+ words) Andy Burnham, the politician who threatens to topple U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership, has called for tighter regulation on AI, Big Tech and key industries if he returns to central government. "Lest we forget: the principal cause of the 2008 crash…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (995+ words) Cllr Phil King, is the Hon Treasurer of the Conservative Cllrs Association, deputy leader of Harborough District Council and a member of Leicestershire County Council. The local elections on May 7th delivered a political earthquake. The left suffered heavy losses across…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (278+ words) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. , has emphasised that Jamaica must continue to build a labour environment that is fair, inclusive, and accessible to all workers. Addressing the annual "Frome Reflections" event at Workers" Park in…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (285+ words) Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour's future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party's "almost infinite capacity for self-delusion" means it is likely to lose the next election....