Labour’s Welsh deputy leader concedes historic defeat as Senedd ballots counted
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Number of people crossing Channel since 2018 believed to have hit 200,000
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Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live
Legislature has eliminated the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional districtSign up for the Breaking News US email Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature passed redistricting maps on Thursday, eliminating the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district as GOP lawmakers scramble to improve their fortunes ahead of the November midterms.The new map splits Shelby County, the home of Memphis, a majo...
Labour heading for crushing defeat in Wales
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Pink hair and red herrings: viral quiz invites you to guess politicians’ stripes from their photos
Guess the Party challenges players to pin candidates’ politics to their appearances, with guess rates varying wildlyIs a bristly grey moustache a telltale sign of a Reform candidate? Is pink hair a giveaway for the Greens? Perhaps a sharp suit is the best telltale for the Tories – or spectacles and a rucksack for Labour?Players of a viral politics game have been finding out that it’s never that simple to judge the colour of a candidate’s rosette just by how they look. The game, invented by Sam H...
Early England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics
While Labour losses and Reform gains are obvious, the nature of how people actually voted is much more nuancedElections 2026 – live updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesEnglish local election results require careful interpretation. Not all places have them at the same time, a relatively small proportion complete their counts overnight and the early headlines may not reflect outcomes later in the day.But the headline number on Friday morning – that Labour has lost more than 250 cou...
Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president
Politics Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president May 8, 20265:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Danielle Kurtzleben Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president Audio will be available later today.
STV staff walk out on strike on day of Holyrood election count
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Counting under way in Holyrood election as SNP eyes fifth consecutive win
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Starmer: ‘I’m not going to walk away’ after Labour suffers electoral mauling
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John Curtice: Early results show how fragmented UK politics has become
John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSir John CurticeProfessor of politics, Strathclyde UniversityBBCThe overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented.Reform are certainly the winners. The party has won most seats - 30% of those declared so far. Meanwhile in a sample of over 500 wards where the BBC has collected the detail...
Starmer takes responsibility for ‘tough’ election results but vows to carry on
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Former Stoke City footballer wins council seat for Reform UK
Graham Shaw, a retired professional footballer who played for Stoke City, Preston North End and Rochdale, has secured a seat on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council following Thursday's local elections.The former player claimed victory in the Knutton ward, standing as a Reform UK candidate.Shaw's transition from football to politics comes after more than four decades of living and working in the area.His election forms part of a broader wave of Reform gains across the country, as voters went to...
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Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers local election losses
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Vijay under pressure, DMK-AIADMK scramble to stop TVK from forming govt: TN chaos in 10 points
Tamil Nadu's political landscape shifted dramatically as Vijay's TVK emerged as the largest party, winning 108 seats but falling short of a majority. Intense negotiations followed, with Congress backing TVK, causing friction with the DMK. Accusations of gubernatorial pressure surfaced, while both TVK and AIADMK reportedly engaged in resort politics amid a complex government formation battle.
Farage says Reform on course for general election win after early local gains
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Election results in maps and charts
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USPS proposal would allow handguns to be sent through the mail
Politics USPS proposal would allow handguns to be sent through the mail for the first time since 1927 May 7, 2026 / 9:50 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Handguns could be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition.In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless they...
Vote counting due to begin in Scottish Parliament election
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