Verdict on 100 days of Starmer’s government. The voters have already said No
A Tory-lite Labour Party is clearly unpopular with the electorate who are desperate to see actual improvement to Britain’s decimated public services, writes JOE GILL
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
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A BIG SET of local council by-elections last week has delivered a devastating verdict on the Labour government’s first 100 days in power.
The Tories won four seats and Labour lost four, while Lib Dems and the Greens won a seat each, as did Plaid Cymru.
Labour’s most spectacular loss was probably Leeds where the Greens won on a swing against Labour of 23 per cent. Labour just stayed ahead of Reform on 24 per cent.
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