Critics say voter ID rule should be scrapped

A campaign group has said the requirement for voter ID should be scrapped following a “significant number” of issues during yesterday’s local elections. Unlock Democracy said the efforts to introduce the scheme “went very badly and that the new...

Conservatives suffer early losses

The early results for local elections have shown Labour and Liberal Democrats gaining seats while the Conservatives take big losses. Yesterday’s local election was the first real test for Rishi Sunak since he became Prime Minister last year. Asked if he took...

The results so far

The results are encouraging for Labour and worrying for the Conservatives at the moment, but it will still be some time before we see a full picture as three-quarters of the councils are counting their results later this afternoon. Following last night’s count...