Tories see big losses in last pre-general election test
Labour wins a by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty....
Polling stations open for local elections
Voters in parts of England will cast ballots to elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners....
Swinney expected to announce first minister bid
The MSP is expected to announce his decision at a press conference in Edinburgh on Thursday morning....
Election polls to open in England and Wales
Voters are to cast their ballots for local councillors, mayors and police and crime commissioners....
Civil servants in court challenge over Rwanda law
The government argues the act, passed last week, does not breach the law or the civil service code....
First detentions for Rwanda flights under way
A law aimed at reviving the plan to send some asylum seekers to the east African country passed last week....
Failed asylum seeker given £3,000 to go to Rwanda
The asylum seeker went to the east Africa country under a scheme separate to the forced returns scheme....
Sunak rules out asylum seeker returns from Ireland
The Irish government can not “cherry-pick” its promises about the border with Northern Ireland, the PM warns....
Sunak and Starmer due at PMQs ahead of local elections
The prime minister faces MPs’ questions on the last day of campaigning before polls open in England and Wales....
What to watch out for in the local elections
The BBC’s political editor breaks down what this week’s local elections will mean for national politics....