2025 Local Elections Expected Declaration Times: Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am. That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races are counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.

For years, the price you pay for prescriptions has gone up. Today, this Labour government is freezing them.

DID YOU KNOW? The UK's prototype fusion energy plant, STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) will be built at West Burton, a former coal-fired power station site in the district of Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. The site spans 816 acres meaning there's so much room for

Good to meet the PM today

Wishing The Labour Party candidates everywhere the very best of luck in todays elections #VoteLabour

Our forecast for today's local elections: CON: 483 seats (-538 on 2021) LAB: 334 (+72) LDEM: 314 (+104) REF: 311 (+311) GRN: 56 (+17) OTH: 109 (-1) Council-by-council drilldown: newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

Labour wins the mayoralty of Doncaster

Stand by for 24 hours of Farage promotion without scrutiny. You have to hand it to him- to be a politician who gets treated like a commentator celebrity is a real achievement. But only possible with a media that prefers spectacle to scrutiny, and major parties that have never

Someone said to me today that it is sad how much more motivating hate is than hope.

Another absolutely brilliant cartoon from MATT Nothing patriotic about voting Reform.

Let’s also get some perspective on Reform’s Councillor numbers as a whole. They are segment 1 (behind the Greens)…

Today at 1:45pm, subject to weather, serviceability, and operational requirements, RAF aircraft will take to the skies above London and over Buckingham Palace to celebrate 80 years since Victory in Europe. #VEDay80

Congratulations to the Tigers Workso(P) Town FC who have secured promotion back to the National League North for the first time in 18 years! We’re also wishing them good luck for their Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup Final appearance against Hallam on Thursday at

We are extremely shocked and disappointed that a new piece of play equipment at Prospect Park in Worksop was destroyed by fire last night, which we suspect was started deliberately. The climbing blocks were installed only a few weeks ago and cost the Council over £6,200. Cllr

I was delighted to be interviewed by Matt Forde this morning for his podcast. Thank you Matt for an interesting interview and discussion about my almost 40 years in local government and some not so local issues.

NEW: Figures for the first three months of the year show that the UK now has the fastest growth in the G7. But we know there’s more to do to make sure people feel the benefit. Through our Plan for Change, we are going further and faster to put money in your pocket.

Sir Keir Starmer has said closer ties with the EU will be good for the UK's jobs, bills and borders ahead of a summit where he could announce a deal with the bloc Read more ⬇️ trib.al/7wNbFDT

- National living wage up - 4 interest rate cuts - NHS waiting lists down - India trade deal - US trade deal - EU reset Things the Tories did not do in 14 years and things fantasist Farage stands against

The last Labour leader of Nottinghamshire County Council was Alan Rhodes. Why has Nottinghamshire voted Reform? What are the issues driving voters in the county away from Labour and the Conservatives? What would Brian Clough had made of it? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

EXPLAINED: Here’s what Labour’s new EU deal means for you.