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A plumber, a GB News presenter and a retired police officer: Who is running in the Gorton and Denton by-election?
As voters prepare to cast their ballots next Thursday, The Independent looks at who the options are More
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Starmer hits out at Reform over past vaccine claims as measles cases surge
Labour prime minister criticises Nigel Farage’s party after a controversial doctor was allowed to spread false claims that Covid vaccines are linked to the cancers affecting the royal family at Reform conference More
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Politics live: Labour bracing for local election wipeout after Starmer cancellation U-turn, poll finds
The government agreed to pay Reform UK’s legal costs after the party’s challenge over the postponement of local elections More
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Make places like Somerset take more migrants, Danish minister tells UK
Denmark’s employment minister warns that centrist parties need to get a grip on immigration More
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Starmer abandons plans to cancel May council elections in latest U-turn
Government agrees to pay Reform UK’s legal costs in further humiliation for prime minister More
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Which parties run the councils where elections are no longer postponed?
Labour had initially intended to cancel polls in 30 areas, a move that would have impacted 4.5 million voters More
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Starmer defends cabinet secretary frontrunner amid questions over her management style
The prime minister’s official spokesperson insisted that Antonia Romeo’s record ‘speaks for itself’ More
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UK foreign aid cuts set to be deeper than Trump’s slashing of US funds
New analysis says Britain will see a larger cut thanks to Congress softening the impact of the US president’s measures More
