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Also in this newsletter, Labour tries to reignite the ‘red wall’, and Conservatives focus attack on Sue Gray appointment
They are now less likely to flit between supporting Tories and Labour, and more likely to reliably vote for left-leaning parties
Rising living costs and collapse of the high street weigh heavily on Bolton residents ahead of May 4 polls
Requirements billed as countering fraud risk some people being turned away
Independent candidates standing in next week’s local elections hope to make inroads into Conservative heartland
New policy to take effect in May despite historically low level of electoral fraud
Party strategists believe traditional Conservatives with more moderate views in Surrey could prove a receptive audience
Contentious rule changes will show if prime minister can rise above partisan interests to protect democracy
Labour lead narrows in recent poll, but dynamic behind voter shift should worry both major parties
Experts predict Conservatives could lose 1,000 seats in May’s town hall elections
Plus, Ed Davey’s goofy photo shoot is a win-win for the Liberal Democrats
New MP says Sunak’s government is living ‘on borrowed time’, as leading pollster argues opposition is in ‘strongest position’ for a decade
Polls show Keir Starmer’s party looking at a win based on old, new, borrowed and blue seats
To defeat the Lib Dems, PM intends to put the same stark choice to voters that worked for the Tories in 2015
Scores of other seats could go the way of Tiverton and Honiton and fall to the Lib Dems; the message from Wakefield for Labour is less clear
Plus, why Labour performed better than we expected in the local elections, and the plan to fight inflation stays secret
Capital punishment for the Tories; mixed fortunes for Labour in ‘red wall’ areas; Lib Dems make more progress in south
Labour gains in some parts of country marred by police investigation of ‘potential’ lockdown breaches
Tory MPs show little appetite to try to remove PM as Labour makes limited gains at councils outside London
London, where Labour triumphed, is not England — spotty results outside the capital carry warnings for both parties
Plus, the symbolic value of Labour’s Barnet win and a 2018 throwback
Plus, political commentating in the small hours and Labour’s plan to fight inflation
Local elections are expected to be stern test for the Conservatives in south west England
Local elections in Wandsworth will show whether Boris Johnson has become a liability for the party in the capital
Plus, why targeted ads can backfire on a political party’s tactics
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