Politics
Boris to use Queen’s Speech to unleash Bills that ‘deliver on promise of Brexit’
A series of seven promised Bills will change ‘old EU rules that don’t work for the UK’, the prime minister said.
You were warned: Sinn Fein now largest party in Northern Ireland as SNP still dominant in Scotland
“There’s no doubt there are big fundamental questions being asked of the UK as a political entity right now," Nicola Sturgeon said.
‘Best video you’ll see today’: Patel speach interrupted by activists at Conservative party dinner
"Priti Patel, your racist policies are killing people," one woman shouted at the Bassetlaw Conservatives Spring Dinner.
Labour lose Tower Hamlets to controversial Aspire party
The Aspire Party, founded by Lutfur Rahman, gained Tower Hamlets Council from Labour after winning 24 of the 45 seats.
Tories have been ‘imposing sanctions on British population since 2016’ – former diplomat says
"Anyone who votes for this pack of loonies again must be gaga", he said.
Scottish Labour is back, says Sarwar
The party increased their councillor numbers by 20 and jumped back into second place in Scotland ahead of the Tories.
Conservatives lose almost 500 seats as pressure mounts on Johnson
Sir Keir Starmer said the result had been “shattering” for the Conservatives.
Glimmer of hope: Far-right parties and conspiracy theorists ‘roundly rejected’ at polls
Candidates for the anti-Islam party For Britain received as few as 11 votes in some places, while Britain First and British Democrats failed to win any seats.
Labour would be the biggest party in parliament based on local election results – Curtice
However, at 35 per cent, Labour's estimate simply matches that for the party in 2018, which was Jeremy Corbyn's best set of local elections.