Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Blackpool – Claremont Labour 458 (41.8 per cent, -10.5) Reform UK 419 (38.2 per cent, +38.2) Restore Britain 79 (7.2 per cent, +7.2) Conservatives 62 (5.7 per cent, -15.9) Green Party 44 (4.0 per cent, +4.0) Lib Dems 18…

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Zack Polanski calls for three-year cap on rent price increases in Green party conference speech – as it happened

Polanski says: Today we are calling on this government to put in place a three-year emergency brake on private rents. No rent rises above CPI, wage growth or 2% – whichever is lower. No sudden hikes. No evictions under…

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17 countries join forces to oppose EU budget cuts

The signatories include Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and…

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G7 agrees to release oil reserves after U.S. push

The G7 includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. While G7 countries participated in a release of 400 million barrels of oil earlier this year led by the International Energy Agency, many of…

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Tories aim to be election-ready ahead of party conference

Badenoch had been the party's leader and the leader of the opposition for almost a year. It is an anecdote which underlines the scale of the challenge Badenoch faced at that conference, an event her allies are now with…

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Šefčovič: Verhandlung mit China noch ohne Ergebnisse

Oktober bei ihrem EU-Gipfel in Brüssel. Die EU droht damit, den Zugang chinesischer Unternehmen zum Binnenmarkt einzuschränken, sollten die Gespräche scheitern. Die EU und China verhandeln seit Juni. Die Staats- und…

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UK Column News — 2nd October 2026

UK Column Show Notes 00:49 Fairford: The Saga Continues… UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says - BBC News Update on RAF Fairford investigation – 17:30 | Counter Terrorism Policing Netanyahu…

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Shevaun Haviland: Politicians must back the makers and risk-takers who can drive growth

Shevaun writes here as a guest contributor and is not a Conservative Party member. Growth comes from the people who start firms, take on staff, and put their own money on the line. The government’s job should be to make…

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G7 to hold emergency talks over possible diesel release

Four people familiar with the matter confirmed the plan to POLITICO. The meeting will take place after the U.S. pressured European countries to act on their reserves or face an export ban. The meeting of the Group of…

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Frankreich erwägt Freigabe von Öl- und Dieselreserven nach US-Druck

Deutschland und Frankreich verfügen laut offiziellen EU-Statistiken über die größten Reserven an Öl und Erdölprodukten in Europa. „Frankreich ist sehr daran interessiert, sich zu beteiligen und der Bitte nachzukommen ……

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