London local election results LIVE: Brown returns as Labour bruised in five-party split Politics Good morning and welcome back to the Morning Wire liveblog. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has returned to support Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership as a special envoy for global finance. The appointment was made after bruising election results across the country, particularly in Wales and Scotland where Labour lost control. Starmer resisted calls for his [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Hillingdon Council? London CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results The Conservatives have run Hillingdon since 2006 but their majority is slipping. Reform is targeting the Leave-voting area hard, a 4.99 per cent council tax rise is biting, and a £65m Heathrow-linked funding gap is straining local services. No overall control seems to be a [...]
Homeowners rush to departures before third Heathrow runway takes off Property The housing market around the planned area for Heathrow’s third runway has seen a surge of activity in the last few weeks as homeowners look to avoid the noise, pollution and lower house values that the major infrastructure project would usher in. On January 29, the government spoke to an audience of business chiefs at [...]