Local elections 2025: The poll where voters roll the dice?

Local elections 2025: The poll where voters roll the dice?

This week's set of elections across England will be a series of firsts: it will be the first big ballot box test of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership and Kemi Badenoch's leadership of the Conservative Party.

Why these are the most important local elections since Boris Johnson won London

Polls have put Reform UK ahead for months now but these local elections will be the first test of whether the traditional two-party Labour-Tory grip on British politics is under threat, writes David Maddox

Topics to cover in May and how ResponseSource can help - ResponseSource

After the egg-citement of Easter and an April that was choc-ful of events, you may be wondering what to cover in May. We’ve got you covered – here are potential topics and celebrations for writing up that can all be sourced with help from the Journalist Enquiry Service. What to cover right now? A first test for Keir Starmer’s Labour government comes in the form of the local elections on 1 May. If you’re writing a last-minute preview or predictio…