Both the right-wing Conservatives and Reform insist they have no desire to destroy the BBC. “There is a future for the BBC, because it does have a strong global brand, but in order to retain its trust and confidence, it’s got to respect its impartial charter responsibilities and make sure that the news and current…
Lots of results to come in the May 2025 local elections, but regardless of how they do one thing will be true: that a huge number of people deserve sincere thanks for the work they have put into the Liberal Democrat campaigns: Polls have now closed.Thank you to everyone who has voted Liberal Democrat today.Thank…
Voters across England will go to the polls today to elect councillors, mayors and, in one constituency, a new MP. It is the first major test of the public mood since the general election last July, when Keir Starmer became prime minister on the back of Labour’s landslide victory. A total of 1,641 council seats…
1 p.m.: Durham is proper Labour heartland territory. Until 2021, the party had controlled the county for a century. After mopping up every seat here in the general election, this was seen as Labour’s best chance of regaining control of a council. But Farage has been campaigning hard here personally and hopes to make real inroads….