Professor Chris Painter explores the likely determinants of the next general election outcome – which polls consistently predict Labour will win
UK Politics
Much was made of newly elected Conservative Mayor Ben Houchen not being able to find a blue rosette - but outside the Westminster bubble associations with party brands are often an obstacle to get work done
Saba Salman reports on a significant project that involves people with learning disabilities addressing the issues directly and shaping the narrative
Discrepancies between married names and maiden names on IDs caused problems for some voters, but not others on Thursday – suggesting the rules were not applied consistently
One ex-Army MP branded the situation "ludicrous" while even Conservatives seemed to despair
Voters in Newcastle said they planned to shun Labour for their treatment of Jamie Driscoll who is running as an independent and was hopeful of victory
The Conservative party's strategy of trying to win the general election through a mixture of 'culture wars and the trans debate' is only worsening their defeats to Labour
New research blames the UK's reliance on self-regulation for the issues and found that US regulators are doing significantly better
Voters say they struggled to prove their identities as polling stations enforced England's draconian photo ID rules
Government plans to target welfare payments to the long-term sick and disabled are deeply unpopular, an exclusive new poll suggests