"Reform’s David Laing, part of a motorcycle ‘brotherhood’, initially admitted not denying being on the ballot paper for the British National Party... before changing his story"
"There is no escaping it – the results are a catastrophe for Labour. One country (Wales) gone. Fifteen councils lost. Nearly 700 seats relinquished. A bloodbath stretching across the UK"
"Reform had 39 councillors when it needed 38 to take over, despite some £2bn in investment in the city. Former Conservative Paul Donaghy, 44, one of Reform UK's winners, said the party expected to take a total of 45-50 of the 75 seats contested"
"'Throwing the dice and gambling on new management is at least a plan. MPs want Cabinet Ministers to lead the revolt whereas Cabinet Ministers want backbenchers to rise up'"
"One U.K. lawmaker says big election losses for the ruling Labour Party and its main rivals show the de-facto two-party system is "not just dying, it is dead.""
"The local election results are a crunch moment for Labour. The boat must change course now, or capsize. Whether it does so with its current captain, or a new one, is less important than its direction"
"Stuart Prior, who apparently celebrated Punjabi and Sikh women being raped, has won a spot on Essex county council as well as Rochford District Council despite his racist comments"
"Keir Starmer has suffered a disappointing night with Labour losing hundreds of councillors already across local elections in England - use our searchable widget to check results"
"Labour is braced for a difficult night, with polls predicting labour could lose thousands of council seat, lose control of Wales, and even slump to third in Scotland"
"Leaked email revealed Nigel Farage’s party initially turned down candidate over reposts including claiming ‘muslims are training their kids how to kill your kids’"
"A No10 source told The Mirror that forcing the Prime Minister to 'reapply for his job' would be a huge distraction as families struggle with the cost of living"
"'The power is yours. Use it for the street you live on, the school your children attend, the care your parents deserve and the town you believe can be better'"
"College for vulnerable teens is a 'lifeline' but their council has now put the brakes on funding transport for young people who would not be able to keep themselves safe if they travel alone"
"As voters head to polling stations in the crunch May elections, experts raised concerns over the impact Nigel Farage's party could have on hard-working families"
"In 2023 Suella Braverman, then Tory Home Secretary in charge of immigration, pushed through her Illegal Migration Act - but since then over 100,000 people have arrived by small boat"
"Ahead of the local elections, the Mirror has published a series of revelations on Reform candidates’ posts – exposing the truth about vetting standards of Nigel Farage’s party"
"Keir Starmer said Labour’s rivals had proven they cannot meet the moment after Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage rushed to back Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East"
"Labour faces the fight of its life in the Welsh Parliament elections on May 7, with its 27-year hold on the Senedd under threat from challenges by Reform and Plaid Cymru"
"Prime Minister Keir Starmer urges voters to choose 'progress' over 'the politics of anger' as millions prepare to cast their ballots in a make-or-break set of local elections"
"Ahead of the local elections Ros Wynne-Jones travelled to South Wales to speak to residents including the great-niece of NHS founder Aneurin Bevan, who says she won't be voting Labour."
"As local election day looms Ros Wynne-Jones heads to Great Yarmouth where new political party, ‘Great Yarmouth First’ is strongly supported by locals."
"In Labour's final broadcast before the local elections, brave veterans and their families warn the impact of the Iran war would be 'ten times worse' under Reform or the Tories"
"Nigel Farage's Reform UK is targeting Sunderland - a Labour controlled council since its creation in 1974 - where all 75 city seats are being contested in the local elections"
"When your party’s internal rows centre on whether a post was racist, you do not have a values problem – you have a values crisis. Nigel Farage has built his movement on stoking division and resentment"
"Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf faced fury after announcing plans to lock up tens of thousands of migrants in detention facilities in locations controlled by parties other than Reform"
"Reform UK's campaign in Wales has descended into infighting after an election candidate said a social media post by prominent party member Arron Banks was racist"