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May 6 elections
Live results, updates and latest news on UK local elections, the London mayoral election, the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd elections on May 6, 2021.
Latest news from the May 6 elections
- The Telegraph
Labour remains in special measures over anti-Semitism
Labour remains in special measures over anti-Semitism despite its two-year action plan coming to an end, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
- The Telegraph
Sadiq Khan could be forced to shrink Ulez expansion by Home Counties rebels
Sadiq Khan has been warned that Home Counties rebels could shrink the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez) expansion area by blocking signs alerting drivers that they are entering the zone.
- The Guardian
Revealed: only 10 of Boris Johnson’s promised 40 new hospital projects have planning permission
Conservatives on course to break flagship NHS pledge as cost of replacing crumbling wards and operating theatres soars
- Yahoo News UK
Boris Johnson puts pressure on Rishi Sunak by backing tax cuts 'to grow economy'
The former prime minister said tax cuts “needed” to happen during a wide-ranging TV interview with former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries.
- Evening Standard
Cold weather alert issued for England as temperatures in London to plunge to 1C
The UK Health Security Agency have warned that a cold snap could have ‘serious consequences’ for health
- The Telegraph
Friday Night with Nadine Dorries, review: Carefully rationed Boris Johnson pre-record lacks bite
“This is it – I’m so excited.” One person, at least, was looking forward to Nadine Dorries’s interview with Boris Johnson. That lucky soul was, of course, the ex-Prime Minister, who knew he was in for the lightest of grillings from his former Culture Secretary as she kicked off her new TalkTV chat show, Friday Night With Nadine.
- PA Media: UK News
Boris Johnson backs tax cuts to boost economic growth
Former PM said he is confident the Government will act to reduce the tax burden ‘when the time comes’.
- HuffPost UK
Nadine Dorries Runs Boris Johnson A Warm Bath On Talk Show Debut
Former prime minister and "friend" was praised for his handling of the pandemic and support for Ukraine.
- The Telegraph
Double rapist ‘could have become legally female under Nicola Sturgeon’s gender reforms’
A double rapist would have been able to become legally female under Nicola Sturgeon’s gender reforms despite the First Minister admitting the predator is “almost certainly” faking being trans, a leading lawyer has said.
- Evening Standard
Number of problems in social housing ‘only seem to be getting bigger’, campaigner warns
Activist Kwajo Tweneboa said more tenants were reaching out to him for help with their social housing situations