All news on the topic: John Curtice

A new biography of the Labour leader Keir Starmer claims he saw the loss of the Hartlepool by-election as a 'personal rejection' and told his top advisers he would resign

Ex-Tory MP Anna Soubry said constituents in Mid Bedfordshire have the 'power' to deliver a 'shock' to British politics by voting for Labour's Alistair Strathern

Labour crushed its main challenger the SNP while the Tories faced humiliation and were forced to forfeit a £500 deposit after failing to win over 5% of the vote share

Polling guru Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to both Tony Blair and David Cameron, who secured wins of more than 10% over their rival ruling party in local elections before they entered Downing Street

The fate of the three candidates - Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan - will be revealed at around 2pm on Monday at the BT Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh.

Labour councillor Danny Beales, who grew up in Uxbridge and South Ruislip before being made homeless at the age of 14, is aiming to overturn Boris Johnson's 7,210 majority at the next election

The Labour leader faced three Prime Ministers in 2022 after a year of open warfare in the Conservative Party - and in the coming year he will set out more of his blueprint for No10 as he hopes to maintain momentum