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The inability to know when the game is up is something both politicians and organisations struggle with
Shadow chancellor draws election battle lines ahead of more positive expected economic data
PM seeks to rally support by warning of dangers of Labour-led coalition after setback in local polls
Senior Conservatives warn prime minister that action is needed as despair at local election results grips party
Labour support was spread widely but Downing Street grasps national projection of 7-point gap as cause for hope
Labour unseats Andy Street in Conservatives’ flagship West Midlands mayoralty
Labour hails ‘seismic’ by-election result as Tories haemorrhage council seats but hold on to Tees Valley
Conservative MPs await voters’ verdict in more than 2,600 council seats and 11 mayoralties in England and Wales
But motions criticising Vaughan Gething are defeated in the Cardiff Senedd
Mayoral and council hopefuls in UK opt for different colours on campaign material and avoid references to party
Irish justice minister says she will push ahead despite Rishi Sunak insisting Britain will not take back asylum seekers
Home Office to select individuals who will be sent to Rwanda under government’s contentious migration policy
Plotters could try to topple prime minister after polls in England and Wales on Thursday
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich says country needs an early election
UK home secretary says an attempted putsch against PM after a local election drubbing would be a ‘catastrophic idea’
The capital votes for its mayor next week, but the Conservatives’ dissociation from the city means they seem set for failure
Keir Starmer has so far avoided matching the Tories’ increased military spending commitment
Prime minister and his advisers are trying to figure out when would be the best time to hold a poll
Prime minister says military budget will rise to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade
Some Tory insiders favour going to the country early, fearing party disunity could worsen after May polls
House of Lords abandons efforts to amend legislation to underpin prime minister’s contentious removals plan
Pledge of extra £500mn comes as PM flies to Warsaw and Berlin and announces largest supply of munitions to Kyiv
As Britain’s parliamentary ‘ping pong’ nears completion, critics warn migrants will not find the ‘good life they are looking for’
Premier set to approve plans to replace current amphibious fleet with multi-purpose support ships
Tory MPs believe PM could face no-confidence vote if party loses crucial mayoralties and hundreds of council seats
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