The Greens are two seats short of an overall majority in Bristol, are now the largest party in Hastings, achieved huge swings towards them in some safe Labour seats, and now have over 800 councillors nationally.

The local elections show: if you vote Green, you get Green.

If the emerging shift in English politics is things like 'Green GAIN from conservative', then perhaps there is hope for this country.

Interesting that now Kim's installed, the Guardian can be up front and honest about about why Driscoll was excluded rather than pretending it was about antisemitism or Ken Loach etc.

🚨 Labour FAIL to regain Norwich Council

🔴 LAB 19 (=)
🟢 GRN 15 (+2)
🟠 LD 3 (=)
⚪️ IND 2 (-2)

Labour won back 2 seats lost to defecting independents, but lost 2 seats to the Greens, for a net gain of 0.

The Green Party, who have so far won 159 seats in these elections, have had less media coverage than Reform UK, who have won 2.

Not looking good for Thangam Debbonaire

The Greens have won all 14 council seats in the wards that make up the Bristol Central constituency where she’s standing at general election

Sensational result from the Greens in Bristol - giving them a massive springboard to take the seats.

Labour will walk the next election thanks to Tory self destruction.

But Labour is already enraging natural Labour voters - and that’s before it’s even in power.

Unlike 1997!

🚨 BREAKING: Greens win most seats in Bristol, falling just **two seats short** of an overall majority.

🟢 GRN 34 (+10)
🔴 LAB 21 (-3)
🟠 LD 8 (=)
🔵 CON 7 (-7)

It is now virtually certain that the Greens will lead Bristol Council for the first time, taking over from Labour.

Almost like telling a substantial proportion of your core vote to go fuck themselves isn’t an entirely bulletproof plan for success.

I just want to say I've been a G*lloway hater long before it was cool :/

The country has burning contempt for the Tories.

The country has no enthusiasm for Labour.

That’s the tweet!

🚨 NEW: Greens emerge as largest party in Hastings.

🟢 GRN 12 (+8)
🔴 LAB 8 (-2)
⚪️ IND 7 (=)
🔵 CON 5 (-6)

Greens won 9 of 16 seats up for election (56%), up from just 1 seat the last time these were contested (2021).

Once again I’m deeply disturbed by Islamophobic quotes given to the media by 'Labour sources'.

When politicians are confronted with racist bile, it should be immediately condemned.

As a party we need to listen to and acknowledge concerns, not hold British Muslims in contempt.

Wes Streeting says he understands why trans people are frightened but Starmer is going on TV dog whistling that trans women are a threat in hospitals wards. He also doesn't listen to labour women who think 'sex based rights' are transphobic BS.

theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Greens are set to break records again today.

Clearly there's now a substantial and nationwide appetite for a party to the left of Labour. Gaza demonstrably having an impact too. I suspect this insurgency will only grow with a Lab government.

John Curtice: “One of the lessons tonight [is] there is also potentially a battle between labour and the greens, for those who we might broadly regard as being in the progressive or left end of the spectrum”

And, worse, so will Labour.

Momentous ruling: this Govt's dangerous lack of concrete climate plans & investment is unlawful. There is no time to lose now - Govt must go back to the drawing board & urgently pull together a credible plan to put the UK back on track to delivering our climate commitments

I'm German and we are taught our history well. We've been saying for years now that it's repeating itself in the UK.

The International Criminal Court having to release a statement saying to America and Israel “stop trying to intimidate us with threats, that too is a crime” sure is extremely grim.