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Polls predicting the next British election are not to be trusted

Pollsters project these characteristics in each constituency, weighted according to their population, to judge how they might ...

David McCann: The next devolved elections could reshape the entire UK

Following May 7 2026, the governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland could all have nationalist first ministers ...

Nigel Farage tells donors he expects Reform UK will do an election deal with Tories

Nigel Farage has told donors he expects a deal or merger between his Reform UK party and the Conservatives ahead of the next ...
Michael Heaver on MSN

Reform UK rejects Tory deal amid election polling surge

Michael Heaver reports on Reform UK rejecting any deal with the Conservative party despite polling data showing a potential ...

Labour expected to postpone mayoral elections by two years amid continued Reform poll lead

The Independent has seen briefing notes from officials suggesting that mayoral elections will postponed from 2026 to 2028 ...
CNN

Keir Starmer is polling as the UK’s most unpopular prime minister on record. Where did it all go wrong?

A year ago, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won the largest majority in Parliament this century and consigned the Conservatives, Labour’s historic rival, to its worst defeat. Now, after 15 months in power ...

Mayoral elections delay confirmed by minister amid ‘affront to democracy’ claims

Local Government Secretary Steve Reed said the Government is ‘minded’ to push mayoral elections in four areas planned for ...