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Conservative councillor Ed Godwin has stepped aside from the One Nation Conservative Network following the departure of its founder Cody Butler.
Tributes have been paid to Reform UK councillor Arty Hume, who represented Amble on Northumberland County Council, following his death aged 71.
Voters in Trinity will elect a new Wandsworth councillor on 27 August following Labour councillor Lizzy Dobres's resignation. Five candidates are standing.
Voters in Leen Valley will elect a new Nottingham city councillor on 20 August after Nadia Farhat was disqualified for non-attendance. Six candidates are standing.
Liberal Democrat Paola Davies has won the Almondbury ward by-election in Kirklees, taking the seat from Reform UK with a majority of 671 votes.
Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe has publicly offered to explore cooperation with Nigel Farage and Reform UK, while making any agreement conditional on five policy demands.
Cody Butler has resigned as chair of the One Nation Conservative Network and left the Conservative Party, saying he no longer believes the party offers a home for One Nation conservatism.
The Clacton parliamentary by-election will be held on Thursday, 13 August 2026, with Nigel Farage facing a record field of 33 other candidates.
UK health officials are urging holidaymakers to take additional food and water precautions following a sharp rise in cyclospora infections, with most cases linked to travel in Mexico.
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has approved a data centre and wider redevelopment around Brick Lane despite demands for a housing-led future for the former Truman Brewery estate.
The first 46 of 138 new homes for British armed forces personnel and their families have been completed at Dhekelia Station in Cyprus.
Former SNP MP Mhairi Black is moving from Westminster to television with a police detective role in the forthcoming BBC legal drama Counsels.