Polanski says Greens ‘have turned hope into electoral wins’ ahead of conference speech – UK politics live

First minister demands 'new deal' for Wales, before Plaid Cymru conference. Rhun ap Iorwerth will address members at Plaid's first conference since winning the Senedd election.

Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader. Exclusive: Party leader says outcome of ‘knife edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski has said his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales does not depend on winning next week’s Holborn and St Pancras byelection, amid suggestions the party’s popularity may have peaked. Polanski, who is trying to take Keir Starmer’s former seat from Labour, described the contest as “probably 50/50 right now” and “really on a knife.

Digested week: My heart sank at seeing Labour’s ‘Hope Again’ conference slogan. But then came Andy Burnham | John Crace. The prime minister gave far and away the most powerful, emotional and gamechanging leader’s speech of the century Words I thought I’d never write. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Tory party. Look, I know we ended up with Theresa May and Boris Johnson in the Conservative party leadership contests of 2016 and 2019 – and they were shockers, both of them – but at least the Tory MPs twice ensured we dodged the bullet of Michael.

Election Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’. Dozens and dozens of high profile MAGA influencers and pundits have weighed in. “The laughable fake polls are rolling out,” Catturd posted on X.

Drumcree talks break up without agreement on fifth day of standoff. Dispute over march will go to legal appeal on Monday after talks hosted by Northern Ireland secretary end Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, describing the situation as being between a “rock and a hard place”. Speaking on Thursday night after the latest talks with the Orange Order and residents of Garvaghy Road broke up, Bryant said: “I think this is the end of these conversations. We haven’t come to a settled agreement, and it’s.

For too long, only the right has expanded the boundaries of what governments can do. Can Burnham change that? | Andy Beckett. The PM might come across as a nice bloke but he is politically ruthless. He will need to be if he is to turn big talk into big changes How much can a Labour government change the country? According to many voters, journalists and politicians, including plenty in the party itself, the answer to that stubbornly recurring question has always been: not that much. Labour governments can’t restructure the economy, radically redistribute wealth, truly empower the disadvantaged or.