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Article thumbnail: The Liberal Democrat’s Sarah Dyke is closing the gap on the Tories in Somerton and Frome (Photo: Supplied)
Article thumbnail: The Liberal Democrat’s Sarah Dyke is closing the gap on the Tories in Somerton and Frome (Photo: Supplied)
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Lib Dems close polling gap in safe Tory seat in Somerset eleven days ahead of by-election

Article thumbnail: SWANAGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Beach goers are seen enjoying the weather at the beach, on August 19, 2022 in Swanage, United Kingdom. Swanage was named, on Wessex Water's website, as one of the beaches where sewage was discharged on Wednesday??August 17th. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: SWANAGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Beach goers are seen enjoying the weather at the beach, on August 19, 2022 in Swanage, United Kingdom. Swanage was named, on Wessex Water's website, as one of the beaches where sewage was discharged on Wednesday??August 17th. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
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Staff moves between water firms and their regulators sparks calls for sewage corruption probe

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Labour increases lead in crucial ‘Blue Wall’ Tory heartland, poll shows

Article thumbnail: Ed Cavey, leader of the Liberal Democrats meets activists and the local candidate Paul Fellows, on a visit to the site of a proposed Gas and oil drill site in Dunsfold, Surrey. 25/5/23. Photo Tom Pilston
Article thumbnail: Ed Cavey, leader of the Liberal Democrats meets activists and the local candidate Paul Fellows, on a visit to the site of a proposed Gas and oil drill site in Dunsfold, Surrey. 25/5/23. Photo Tom Pilston
PoliticsInterview

Local issues like sewage are a problem for Tories in 2024 - and Ed Davey sees an opportunity

Article thumbnail: Conservative chairman is under pressure to explain why some of the party’s local election leaflets told people they did not need proof of their identity to vote on 4 May (Photo: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Conservative chairman is under pressure to explain why some of the party’s local election leaflets told people they did not need proof of their identity to vote on 4 May (Photo: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Tories can't say how many leaflets claiming people don't need ID to vote have been issued

Article thumbnail: SWINDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 30: Labour Party supporters hold placards ahead of the launch of Labour's Local Election campaign on March 30, 2023 in Swindon, England. Labour sets out its plans to "build a better Britain" and its campaign to win council seats in the local elections due to take place on May 5, 2023. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: SWINDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 30: Labour Party supporters hold placards ahead of the launch of Labour's Local Election campaign on March 30, 2023 in Swindon, England. Labour sets out its plans to "build a better Britain" and its campaign to win council seats in the local elections due to take place on May 5, 2023. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
PoliticsExplained

Battles to watch for in local elections as Labour plots victory and the Tories search for hope

Article thumbnail: A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on April 16, 2023, shows Britain's Minister without Portfolio and Conservative Party Chair Greg Hands appearing on the BBC's "Sunday Morning" political television show in London with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. - Nurses in Britain are prepared to strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the government on pay, the leader of the country's main nursing union said on April 16, 2023. (Photo by Jeff OVERS / BBC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / JEFF OVERS-BBC " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TO REPORT ON THE BBC PROGRAMME OR EVENT SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION - NO ARCHIVE - NO USE AFTER **ISSUE DATE + 21 DAYS** / (Photo by JEFF OVERS/BBC/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on April 16, 2023, shows Britain's Minister without Portfolio and Conservative Party Chair Greg Hands appearing on the BBC's "Sunday Morning" political television show in London with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. - Nurses in Britain are prepared to strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the government on pay, the leader of the country's main nursing union said on April 16, 2023. (Photo by Jeff OVERS / BBC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / JEFF OVERS-BBC " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TO REPORT ON THE BBC PROGRAMME OR EVENT SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION - NO ARCHIVE - NO USE AFTER **ISSUE DATE + 21 DAYS** / (Photo by JEFF OVERS/BBC/AFP via Getty Images)
PoliticsExclusive

Tory councils among worst-hit by cuts as party braces to lose 1,000 seats in local elections

Article thumbnail: Electricity pylons along power lines under heavy grey sky in the countryside on 20th June 2020 in Studley, United Kingdom. An overhead power line is a structure used in electric power transmission and distribution to transmit electrical energy across large distances. It consists of one or more uninsulated electrical cables (commonly multiples of three for three-phase power) suspended by towers or poles. (photo by Mike Kemp/In PIctures via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Electricity pylons along power lines under heavy grey sky in the countryside on 20th June 2020 in Studley, United Kingdom. An overhead power line is a structure used in electric power transmission and distribution to transmit electrical energy across large distances. It consists of one or more uninsulated electrical cables (commonly multiples of three for three-phase power) suspended by towers or poles. (photo by Mike Kemp/In PIctures via Getty Images)
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Liberal Democrats call for £2000 energy bill cap to help rural homes stuck in fuel poverty

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