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The ruling Conservative Party has clearly won yesterday's local government elections in the UK, according to a preliminary analysis of the results of the vote. Tories have won over 560 new seats.more

Voters have been heading to the polls for local and mayoral elections in England, Wales and Scotland. A total of 4,851 council seats are up for grabs in 88 councils - all of those in Scotland and Wales, plus 34 in England, including 27 counties.more

PM claims European politicians and officials are behind 'deliberately timed' threats aimed at influencing election result.more

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen said capital controls were an option if she won Sunday's presidential election and there was a run on banks as she negotiated France's exit from the European Union, but stressed they were unlikely to be needed.more

The former British ambassador to Ireland, Sir Ivor Roberts, has formally become an Irish citizen, a move he has made because of anxieties over Brexit.more

Theresa May attempted to go door-knocking on behalf of the Tories in Aberdeenshire this weekend, and the whole thing was predictably terrible.more

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron compared his opponent Marine Le Pen Monday to Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that if she wins, her policies will bring "economic war" to France.more

The presidential candidates trade barbs against a backdrop of May Day clashes in Paris.more

The Prime Minister warned that she needed a 'strong' mandate to counter the EU's 'tough' approach to the Brexit negotiations.more

Brexit negotiations began with a blazing row yesterday as Brussels flatly rejected Theresa May's negotiating position and accused the prime minister of living in a "parallel reality".more

Nearly 11,000 people have donated to Best for Britain, with several giving the maximum donation of £499.more

The Ipsos Mori poll found 61 per cent of voters saw Ms May as the "most capable" of the leaders of the main political parties, while labour's Jeremy Corbyn was rated at 23 per cent.more

Moments ahead of the final Prime Minister's Questions before June's General Election, a poll was published showing Theresa May is a more popular leader than Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair in their pomp.more

The 84,000 Poles living and working in Birmingham and the West Midlands should be guaranteed the right to stay after Brexit according to three leading mayoral candidates.more

Jeremy Corbyn hit back at Tony Blair after the former Labour prime minister advised voters to consider backing Conservatives.more

A Bill to transfer relevant EU laws to Britain would be replaced with legislation that would protect employment and consumer rights.more

The former Ukip leader said during his regular LBC slot that his decision will be based on where he can have the most influence over Brexit proceedings.more

Theresa May will travel to Wales on Tuesday as the Conservatives step up efforts to end a century of Labour party dominance in the principality.more

Britain's UK Independence Party has issued a June 8 general election manifesto that calls for outlawing wearing burqas.more

"New French Revolution" is the headline in the Daily Mail, which describes the success of Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen as a major shock which wiped out the traditional parties.more

Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen.more

Independent Macron projected to have taken around 24% of vote with Front National leader Le Pen on roughly 22%; conservative François Fillon concedes.more

A Labour government would seek to create four new UK-wide bank holidays, Jeremy Corbyn says.more

A third of Scottish voters are backing the Tories, according to fresh polling conducted after Theresa May called a snap election.more

Eleven candidates have joined the race for the French presidency, and the campaign is now in its final days ahead of the election on 23 April.more