A LONG-serving Labour councillor has announced she has left the party and will represent her constituents as an Independent instead.

Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s business secretary, told the Financial Times, “We have to respond to the agenda the US president has just set out with our own dynamism… Every country has to do it.”

Riddled with jargon, Labour’s Plan will hold Britain back at a critical crossroads in global innovation. Britain deserves a bold, forward-thinking government to secure its position as a tech superpower. In contrast, Labour’s approach is analogue government in the digital age.

Reform UK has started tying green policies to grimly high energy bills — and some government MPs are getting nervous.

The Chancellor has faced questions about her plans since the start of the year, amid stuttering growth figures and rising borrowing costs

Angela Rayner’s plans for a major redesign of local government have been met with resistance from ‘the smallest county in England’

Labour Party government is mulling over plans to offer cheap or interest free loans on electric vehicles (EV) to drive up sales, as the number of motorists switching from petrol and diesel stalls.

Andrew Lewin, the Labour Party MP for Welwyn Hatfield, is calling for a scheme whereby under-40s who have a decade of National Insurance contributions are handed £11,500 in exchange for delaying retirement by a year.

Declaring that “growth will not come without a fight”, she said that the government would back airport expansion and offered more clues about plans to unshackle housebuilding. The Heathrow decision is the surest sign yet of the government prioritising growth,

Politics in Wales has long been dominated by Labour. However, Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party are eyeing up the Senedd elections due to take place in the first half of 2026.

Why is the prime minister spending so much of his time making decisions he doesn’t like? It’s not paying off with voters.

Gawain Towler was at Mr Farage's side for 20 years, including during his time as leader of UKIP and Brexit Party, and helped get his latest party going before being sacked. Mr Towler is still well connected with Reform UK, however, and he has told Express.co.uk where the party is looking to make gains as the year unfolds.