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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.
Labour’s deputy leader in Manchester loses seat to George Galloway’s party
The Workers Party is also hoping to unseat Labour's deputy leader in Bury.
UK sanctions more Israeli settlers over ‘unprecedented violence’
Lord Cameron called on Israeli authorities to clamp down on alleged human rights abuses by settlers in the West Bank.
Starmer hails ‘very special moment’ of mayoral win in Sunak’s back yard
The Labour leader hailed his party’s win in the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election, in an area he called ‘the heart of Tory territory’.
‘Cowboy builder’ accused of £440K scam and ‘leaving trail of destroyed lives’
Wendy Craig is among a group of 30 to have accused South Devon builder Steven Grant.
TUC chief: Conservatives do not understand ‘value of school leadership’
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, will call for a government that ‘respects’ headteachers.
People of Blackpool South have spoken for Britain, Labour’s newest MP says
Chris Webb won Blackpool South with 10,825 votes as the Tories were adrift in second with 3,218 votes.
Local elections 2024: Key results so far
"The narrative developing so far is one of large Conservative losses."
Conservatives’ by-election scorecard since 2019 general election
It is three years since the Tories last gained a seat at a by-election.