Could the local elections reshape British politics?
Wednesday, 23 April 2025 Can Reform UK turn votes into seats - and from there into power? How far do the Tories have to fall? How unpopular is Labour now that it's in government? We find out on local election day on 1 May.
If you want a dissection of whether the £10bn cost of Reform UK's new deportation policy is an underestimate, the analysis that follows is going to disappoint. Sky News
Shadow Crime Minister Matt Vickers criticises the government’s handling of asylum seekers, claiming hotel use has risen and returns have fallen since Labour took office.
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp shifts blame for the use of asylum hotels saying, “Labour has lost control of our borders” after Epping council was granted a temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has accused Labour of “losing control of the borders” and said the previous Conservative government had been closing asylum hotels at a faster rate before the election.
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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says the Labour party has broken its promise to reduce energy bills, adding that both the government and Reform UK are making pledges "with no idea how to deliver them". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says her Reform UK rival Nigel Farage is a "one-man-band" and that he is "copying our homework" on tightening immigration policy. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has defected to Reform UK, saying, "I've watched Reform with interest and I see the opportunity to help to create something here in Scotland, and it's clear that the voters agree in increasing numbers". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Kemi Badenoch, whose party currently holds around half the seats up for election on Thursday, acknowledges that the local elections present her with a challenge. Visiting a farm in Lincolnshire, the..
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Can Reform UK turn votes into seats - and from there into power? How far do the 
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