Politics

Labour wins Brexit strongholds as early local election results come in

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales.
Senior Tories predict loss in Blackpool by-election as counting gets under way

Senior Tories are predicting they will lose the Blackpool South by-election as counting gets under way.
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station when trying to vote in the local elections after forgetting to bring an acceptable form of photo identification.
Cameron backs Ukrainian strikes on targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons

David Cameron has backed Ukrainian strikes against targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons.
John Swinney: Who is the frontrunner to replace SNP leader and First Minister Humza Yousaf?

The race is on to find a new SNP leader and first minister of Scotland.