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Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK’s first female MP
Sarah Pochin becomes Reform UK’s fifth MP and its first female representative in parliament
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Local elections 2025: Ask chief political commentator John Rentoul anything in exclusive Q&A
The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your local elections questions – from which seats matter…
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Voices: Poll of the day: As voters turn away from Labour and the Tories, is Britain’s two-party system crumbling?
Have your say: Reform’s surge and losses for both Conservatives and Labour in the local elections have raised serious questions…
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Farage has ‘broken new ground’ with Runcorn win, Britain’s top pollster John Curtice says
Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform…
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Runcorn by-election: Reform narrowly wins in major blow to Sir Keir Starmer
Reform UK claimed victory in the seat in the early hours of Friday morning, after a full recount was conducted
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Local elections scorecard: How to judge a good – and disastrous – night for Labour, Reform and Tories
The Independent’s political editor David Maddox explains how we can judge whether each party has succeeded or failed in the…
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Reeves’s benefits cuts will hit red wall communities hardest, research reveals
Chancellor’s welfare cuts set to plunge 250,000 people into poverty