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Thursday briefing: How parties will fare at the local elections – and where they go from here

In today’s newsletter: Will the Tories tank? Will Labour really gain? Here’s a guide to make sense of the local elections, and what it means for the next general elections

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak predicts a hard night for Conservatives in today's elections

“Good councillors will lose their seats because of all that has happened over the past year.”

Wales Online

Local elections 2023: When do polls close and what ID do you need?

Across the country over 8,000 seats are up for grabs in 230 councils across England today - but under controversial new rules voters must take photo ID with them to cast a ballot

Daily Mirror

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Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for Tories as he faces local elections test

The Prime Minister’s Conservatives are trailing heavily behind Labour going into Thursday’s polls.

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of being ‘shifty’ over timeline of Sue Gray hire

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove urged the Labour leader to ‘fess up’ about when he first approached the partygate investigator.

The Independent UK

Guardian editor apologises to BBC chairman Richard Sharp over ‘antisemitic’ cartoon

The controversial piece depicted Mr Sharp, who is Jewish, with exaggeratedly large facial features

Evening Standard

Anthony Albanese visits AUKUS submarine facility while in the UK for King Charles’s coronation

Anthony Albanese tours the AUKUS submarine facility in northern England and says he hopes the nuclear-powered submarine deal will provide the same kind of job opportunities that the car industry did for Australia after World War II.

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Rishi Sunak sends MPs away with a flurry of fibs at PMQs

MPs vanish as Rish! turns PMQs into excruciating session of prime minister’s evasions

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray will take up Labour role no matter how long the delay, says party

Labour leader’s spokesperson says Gray will become chief of staff even if watchdog recommends long delay to start date

The Guardian - UK

Tory chairman repeats 1,000 council seat losses claim and denies he will quit

Greg Hands said independent experts had made the prediction.

The Independent UK

I have not fallen victim to fraudsters but I have received scam texts – Sunak

The Prime Minister made the admission as he unveiled a new Government fraud strategy.

The Independent UK

Starmer says 1.7m people face higher mortgages as Tories used money like ‘casino chips’

‘Nearly a million people, paying more on their mortgage each month because his party used their money as a casino chip,’ Sir Keir told Rishi Sunak at PMQs

The Independent UK

A step-by-step guide to what happens during the coronation service

The main elements are the Recognition; the Oath; the Anointing; the Investiture and Crowning; and the Enthronement and Homage.

Evening Standard

An image that should never have been published, and lessons that must be learned

Errors led to the publication of a cartoon of BBC chairman Richard Sharp, its withdrawal and an apology, says Elisabeth Ribbans, the Guardian and Observer’s global readers’ editor

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Revealed: senior Tory MP was paid £2,000 a month by lobbying firm

Bim Afolami ran a group calling for Rishi Sunak to overhaul the UK’s regulatory system

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak grilled on whether Tories have 'had it' and need 'period out of power'

The Prime Minister was also grilled on the staggering amounts of Covid fraud on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show... as he launches the Government's own fraud strategy

The Independent UK

Sunak defends praise for Raab ‘record’ in wake of resignation

Daily Mirror

Maths-obsessed Rishi Sunak humiliated after getting stats wrong in Commons

In a further embarrassing turn of events, official fact-checking website Full Fact instantly debunked two more incorrect claims Rishi Sunak has made at PMQs sessions

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The Independent UK

Sue Gray’s refusal to co-operate with Government probe ‘disappointing’ – No 10

Labour has said that Rishi Sunak is pursuing a ‘vendetta’ against the former senior official.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘killing the dream of home ownership’

Labour leader castigates PM for dropping compulsory housebuilding targets for councils

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak: King’s coronation will be a moment of extraordinary national pride

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the world will see ‘our country at its best’ on May 6.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s former aide Cleo Watson hopes new political novel doesn’t lose her friends

The book has characters inspired by real Downing Street colleagues

The Independent UK

Starmer criticises Tory record on mortgages and housing ahead of local elections

The Labour leader said Conservative councillors ‘simply don’t want to build the houses local people need’.

The Independent UK

AI could affect jobs as much as the industrial revolution – Patrick Vallance

Sir Patrick told MPs that AI brings great opportunity but the Government needed to think about the wider impact on society.

The National (Scotland)

Labour having 'Nick Clegg moment' over tuition fees, say SNP

LABOUR have been accused of having a “Nick Clegg moment” after appearing to U-turn on free tuition for university students.

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