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John Swinney set to become next SNP leader and first minister
Nominations for the SNP leadership race close at noon, with Mr Swinney expected to run uncontested.
Galloway cuts off interview after question about gay relationships comments
The Rochdale MP hung up the phone when asked why he did not think gay relationships were equal to heterosexual relationships.
Rishi Sunak defiant in ‘taking fight to Labour’ despite shock election losses
The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour.
Starmer says he is determined to win back voters who snubbed Labour over Gaza
In the tightly-fought contest for the West Midlands mayoralty, Labour won by just 1,508 votes over the Tory incumbent Andy Street.
Starmer hails ‘phenomenal’ West Midlands result in shock victory over Tories
Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.
Boris Johnson thanks villagers who refused to let him vote without ID
Thursday’s election was the first time many voters in England and Wales had to present ID to vote.
Three charged after protest stops coach taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm
Police said they were called at around 8.40am on Thursday to reports of people obstructing a coach, which was parked outside a hotel in Peckham.
Narinder Kaur ‘seeking legal advice’ as Laurence Fox ‘upskirting’ tweet probed
In a now-deleted tweet, posted on Tuesday, Fox shared a compromising image of Kaur.
Labour’s Gaza stance leads to voter backlash in English councils
Losses in Oxford, Oldham, Manchester and Rochdale appeared to signal discontent among voters with Labour’s approach to the conflict.