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Breaking: Labour MP West: I’ll challenge Starmer if no one else does

9 May 2026 @ 5:52 pm

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet Labour MP Catherine West has announced that she is prepared to try to challenge and depose Keir Starmer. West said that if no cabinet minister puts themselves forward by Monday, she will. A growing number of the party’s MPs have called for Starmer to resign after this week’s disastrous local election […] By Skwawkbox

Labour lose control of Lambeth council for first time in 20 years

9 May 2026 @ 5:43 pm

LabourLabour has lost control of Lambeth council for the first time in 20 years. The Greens are now the largest party; however, no party gained overall control of the council. Lambeth goes from Labour -> No Overall Control (NOC). Check out all of the election results by ward with our ward and council-level maps over […] By HG

Liverpool Labour MP Byrne calls for Starmer’s resignation

9 May 2026 @ 5:32 pm

LabourLiverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne has become the latest to join a growing chorus of Labour politicians to demand the resignation of Keir Starmer over the party’s appalling performance in the 2026 local elections. Labour collapsed, losing — so far — almost 60% of the seats it was defending: 1443 lost out of 2484. […] By Skwawkbox

Labour lose Bradford to no overall control

9 May 2026 @ 5:16 pm

LabourLabour has lost Bradford District Council to no overall control, as no party secured a majority. Reform won 29 seats, up from zero at the last election, but fell shy of the 44 seats needed for a majority. The party won 26% of the vote. Labour only won 15 seats, meaning it lost a shocking 27. […] By HG

Oil, banks and arms make huge profit from the war on Iran

9 May 2026 @ 5:13 pm

IranBig Oil, Big Banks and arms companies are profiting massively from the war on Iran. Iran War — Oil While most people face higher bills, oil giants are making a lot of money. Shell has reported its first quarterly profits. They are up £982 million on the year before. That’s after BP, which actually doubled […] By James Wright

Watch: Lammy — ‘zero chance Greens are taking my patch’. Oops

9 May 2026 @ 5:03 pm

LammyGenocide-collaborating deputy PM David Lammy is busy helping Starmer wage war on UK rights, including the right to trial by jury. He’s also a famously awful politician and an even worse human being — and one full of unmerited self-confidence. So much so that he said only in March 2026, in the run-up to the […] By Skwawkbox

Israel sabotages peace talks with intensifying attacks

9 May 2026 @ 4:38 pm

IsraelIsrael has once again intensified its killing spree in Lebanon, striking cars and residential areas and killing at least 50 people in less than 24 hours. This is all despite a bullshit ceasefire, which the colonial state continues to ignore. Israeli attacks have intensified across southern Lebanon despite an ongoing ceasefire. Lebanese officials say at […] By HG

Labour loses Barnsley for first time in 50 years

9 May 2026 @ 4:26 pm

LabourReform UK has won Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. This means Labour has lost control of the council for the first time since its formation in 1974. 🚨Break: Reform WIN control of Barnsley council. Huge loss for Lab – first time since its creation in 1974 it’s not Labour. — Ali Fortescue (@AliFortescue) May 8, 2026 […] By HG

Lutfur Rahman re-elected as mayor in Tower Hamlets despite racist attacks

9 May 2026 @ 4:24 pm

AspireLutfur Rahman, leader of the Aspire Party, was reelected as the Tower Hamlets mayor with 38.8% of the share of the votes. Rahman also won in 2022, after Labour had held the position previously. Aspire is one of the local independent groups supported by Your Party.  5Pillars celebrated his win, adding that the Muslim Vote […] By The Canary

Restore backed group splits racist vote, stopping Reform taking Norfolk

9 May 2026 @ 3:57 pm

restoreA group backed by Restore Britain has stopped Reform UK from gaining full control of Norfolk County Council in the local elections, by effectively splitting the racist vote. Great Yarmouth First, which Restore Britain endorsed, won all nine seats it contested with 4.8% of the total Norfolk vote. This prevented Reform UK from forming a […] By HG