good morning. Local elections are test executions of various papers that support national parties’ thoughts about voters. Because of the extraordinary structure of this series of local elections, these were inevitably partial tests. Today, we have some thoughts on one party that is not in the way of the territories that are likely to win local elections, and a spectacular new poll for next year’s Welsh election.
Is it greener on the other side?
One way Downing Street’s strategy was tested last week was that they held the Liberal Democrats’ votes in the seats where workers were clearly challengers to incumbents. Lib Dems welcomed more councils and councillors later this week when those details went very well in these elections. But in the wards held by many workers, the party did as badly as they did in the allied dog age. The Labour liberal Democrats, who were so important to secure a landslide victory in 2024, remain the same for now. Essentially, all voters willing to check out the red box are willing to carve the yellow ones, and vice versa.
But with the important exception of the integrated authorities in western England, where they were challenged directly by the Liberal Democrats and Greene, Labour actually did something very bad. When I visited Bristol, I was impressed by the fact that, like Brighton, the Green Council is not an asset, especially in the city’s suburbs. However, in most places where workers are at risk from the green, there is no green council to run. There was a record of its own nationwide, and when that happened, labor was frequently defeated by the Green candidates. Yes, in places like Exeter, Labour has gotten more votes in the city than any other party, but our first past post system is about seats, not voting.
In local elections next year, there will be many constituencies where workers cannot use “There’s a big Nigel to come to eat you” as a shield against the Greens, and will also delegate elections against plaid Cymru and SNP. The new polls from Cardiff University’s Welsh Governance Centre and ITV Wales show truly unprecedented. The third place finish of the workforce in Wales, behind the plaid shimru and reform. Labour has first concluded in all general elections in Wales, and in all Senate elections since 1922. Dylan Difford of Yougov revealed that he is incredibly valuable and incredibly valuable in Bluesky and X, and that these numbers are echoed by Yougov’s regular trackers on Bluesky.
Good news for Welsh plaid Cymru is good news for Metropolitan England’s greens. And for those wondering what the government will do in the coming years, it is important to remember that Kiel’s labour under the stage has yet to demonstrate his ability to stay cool following the election setback.
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Today’s top stories
Three years later. . . |The UK and India have announced a “landmark” trade agreement that includes concessions to New Delhi on access to the UK’s job market in exchange for a significant reduction in India’s tariffs on whiskey and car exports.
Keep Cut | Downing Street has ruled out an inverse cut in winter fuel allowance for 100,000 pensioners despite denouncement of policy on party set-offs in local elections in the UK last week. Morgan, Wales’ first pastor and leader of the Welsh Labour Party, fled the rank yesterday to encourage the prime minister to change courses on policy.
Stick Point | According to London and Washington officials, the UK and the US are approaching a trade deal that mitigates the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs by granting a low turf allocation to UK automobile and steel exports. A senior British official said negotiations were continuing “at speed,” but warned that the disagreement remains for the drug.
euth movement | Minister of European relations Nick Thomas Symond has publicly confirmed for the first time that the UK is considering setting up a youth mobility scheme as part of a new “strategic partnership” with the EU, which will be launched at the summit this month.
Shock for Industry | The Minister is expected to be at the heart of Kiel Starmer’s new industrial strategy, planning to protect UK industries from empty energy costs.
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