It is the first time new voter ID rules have applied to all of England ahead of the change coming into force for UK general elections from October. Former prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson both left No 10 last year (Aaron Chown/PA)Įlections are not taking place in all parts of England this year. There are no contests in London and Birmingham, along with other areas including Cornwall, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. Polls are also taking place to choose mayors in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough. More than 8,000 council seats in England are up for grabs across 230 local authorities, ranging from small rural areas to some of the largest towns and cities. The Tories have set expectation levels low for the local elections, with party chairman Greg Hands defending his claim that the ruling party in Westminster could lose 1,000 council seats. And our friends and our allies know that we are back.” Our politics doesn’t feel like a box set drama anymore.
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