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Votes are being counted in the Hartlepool by-election with Labour fearing Boris Johnson’s Tories will demolish another brick in the “red wall”. Ballots were cast across England, Scotland and Wales on Super Thursday in the largest test of political opinion outside a general election. Results from the Holyrood election – where the issue of Scottish independence was a main feature in the campaign – will come through later on Friday and Saturday. Before then, the Hartlepool parliamentary contest will give one of the first indications of whether Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been ab...

Polls have closed across England, Scotland and Wales and votes will be counted over the coming days in the largest test of political opinion outside a general election. On what has been dubbed Super Thursday, voters took part in contests which could shake up British politics and have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom. The Hartlepool parliamentary by-election will be one of the first indications of whether Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer has been able to turn around his party’s fortunes in its former northern heartlands, or whether Boris Johnson’s demolition of the so-...

It’s election day with a difference as polling stations operate under coronavirus restrictions across Great Britain. On what has been dubbed Super Thursday, polling stations opened at 7am in the largest test of political opinion outside a general election, with the future of the Labour Party and the state of the Union among the issues at play. But there were still many familiar sights, with party leaders posing for pictures after they voted and plenty of #dogsatpollingstations photos to brighten up social media. Signs warned voters to wear masks – and that selfies were not permitted (Andr...

The blockade of But while the French fishermen might not have succeeded in their aims currently, the stand-off could play well for politicians on either side of the Channel.  For Emmanuel Macron, it is an opportunity to fight back against the growing popularity of Le Pen, while for Boris Johnson it was "his Falklands" - at least, according to one commentator (see below).  It has certainly taken some of the attention off the elections, with millions of people expected to turn out across the country.  We will be back early tomorrow morning as the results start to filter through, w...

Votes are being counted in the Hartlepool by-election with Labour fearing Boris Johnson’s Tories will demolish another brick in the “red wall”. Ballots were cast across England, Scotland and Wales on Super Thursday in the largest test of political opinion outside a general election. Results from the Holyrood election – where the issue of Scottish independence was a main feature in the campaign – will come through later on Friday and Saturday. Before then, the Hartlepool parliamentary contest will give one of the first indications of whether Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been ab...