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Becoming Scotland’s next first minister is my only focus, says Sarwar

He also said he aims to ‘persuade’ more people over the next week to vote Labour with a vow to ‘deliver change’.

Evening Standard

Tories are party of aspiration, says Findlay in warning over ‘politics of envy’

The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking after Reform UK Scotland boss Malcolm Offord said he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ed Davey: We listen to local people, put in the hard graft and never take people for granted

London is desperate for something different, writes Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey

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OPINION - Nigel Farage: Londoners are fed up with being taken for granted and betrayed by the old political parties

Fourteen years of Conservative government broke Britain. Almost two years of this Labour government has only made things worse, writes Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

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Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2026: Labour to lose 75% of council seats, polling guru predicts

Lord Hayward said Sir Keir Starmer's party will be down some 1,850 councillors after the polls close on May 7

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SNP bound to win ‘vast bulk’ of constituencies if polls are accurate – Curtice

The polling expert however said the three current largest parties in Scotland are ‘all doing badly’ compared to the last election.

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Polanski criticised for reposting comment suggesting police arresting Golders Greens suspect used excessive force – as it happened

Home Office minister says ‘the Green Party has hit a new low’ after party leader’s repost on X

The Guardian - UK

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Former deputy PM has walked a line between loyalty and interventionism since resigning last September

The Guardian - UK

Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow

There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney

Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place

The Guardian - UK

Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It’s housing, housing, housing

In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It’s brought this local-election catastrophe on itself, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

May 7 elections in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

Elections are being held for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and 136 councils in England.

Evening Standard

Politicians step up campaigning with one week to go until Holyrood ballot

Voters will elect 129 MSPs in next weeks Scottish Parliament elections, with polls tipping the SNP to once again be the largest party at Holyrood.

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May 7 elections: Hour-by-hour guide to results

Results will be declared from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday evening.

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Lib Dems pledge to put defence at heart of industrial and skills strategy

Alex Cole-Hamilton made the pledge ahead of a visit to Babcock’s site in Rosyth.

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SNP majority would stop Farage at the border, Swinney says

The First Minister said an SNP majority would lock Reform UK out of power in Scotland.

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Labour will show Scots ‘what change looks like’, vows Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.

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England's Barmy Army distances itself from 'unofficial leader' standing for Reform

Vic Flowers is planning to stand for Reform UK in the Medlock Vale ward in the elections for Oldham Council on May 7

The Guardian - UK

Given bonus PMQs tilt at Keir, Kemi fails to land a blow

PM was supposed to be preparing his election excuses but took no damage from mediocre end-of-session clash

The Guardian - UK

Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions

Reform leader went public after approach from Guardian, but does his claim stack up that money was for his security?

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘squandered’ political capital saving his skin over Mandelson – Badenoch

A bid to launch an inquiry into claims the PM misled Parliament over the Peter Mandelson affair was defeated by MPs.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems push for ban on MPs taking money from X, citing Maga threat

Ed Davey attacks Reform calling it ‘Maga franchise’ and says Elon Musk funnels far-right ideas into UK via X

Evening Standard

Swinney blasts Reform Scottish leader as ‘completely and utterly out of touch’

The SNP leader hit out in the wake of Malcolm Offord revealing to TV viewers that he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s Scottish leader called ‘tone deaf’ after boasting about his houses, cars and yachts

SNP leader John Swinney suggests Malcolm Offord and other leaders should publish tax returns before 7 May

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