Punters have rallied behind Zoe Garbett in the 'London Mayoral Election' betting market this week. The Green representative is 25/1, cut from 50/1 to succeed Sadiq Khan come the 2028 election. The Hackney Borough Council leader was backed by 71% of bets placed this week, putting her well ahead of Reform candidate Laila Cunningham (18%) and current favourite, Sadiq Khan (6%).
I think I might have to cancel the work that you had booked in, because I'm heading to Parliament. And when I get there, I will make space for everyone doing jobs like mine, we will finally get a seat at the table.
If Labour wins in what has been an over-50% solid red-voting area since the second world war, that will calm nerves on its febrile back (and front) benches. If Labour loses, heavy blame will fall on Keir Starmer for fixing the party's ruling NEC to bar Andy Burnham's selection, ensuring he couldn't challenge for the leadership without a Westminster seat.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
On a dreary Saturday morning, they stream in from all over London, hare along Kent's A-roads, pour off Suffolk and Surrey trains, to converge on this primary school. It's the largest venue the volunteers could hire and the corridors, the loos, even the little library with its impressive range of Julia Donaldsons, are all heaving with grownups. We cram into the assembly hall, where the crowd is declared as the biggest turnout in Green history.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Caroline was a lone voice in parliament, she says. But there are four of us so we can share responsibilities. We each shadow six government departments. Berry's portfolio covers crime and policing, justice, transport, work and pensions, culture, media and sport and democratic standards. We absolutely have to be ready if an issue comes up. There are some issues where if a Green isn't in the chamber asking a question, that question won't be asked.
When I say I think there's too much immigration, I'm basing that off the 900,000 figure, which I think is from 2023. My reasoning is that if we're thinking about migration as something that happens not just to the UK but to the world, in many cases the UK government is recruiting workers from countries like west Africa, where there's a skills shortage. I don't think that's an ethical thing to do.
This commission was a key demand from the Green Party (Miljpartiet De Grnne, MDG) in exchange for supporting the government 's budget. "We are now beginning to write the final chapter in Norway's oil history, and paving the way for all the new adventures that will make Norway progress," MDG official Ingrid Liland said in a statement. The "Restructuring Commission" will
Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a report from the Institute of Jewish Policy Research (JPR), which said it was the lowest level we've ever recorded by some distance. Labour is typically favoured by more secular Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally preferred by more observant Jews.
The vast majority have been supportive, while those who haven't agreed with my politics have still been broadly respectful. While I was filming in Clacton, for instance, more than one of Nigel Farage's constituents started off disagreeing with me, but were open to changing their minds after talking through their concerns, and hearing more about the reality of Farage's policies.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
The Green party is offering simple solutions to complex problems and making undeliverable promises to voters ahead of the next election that could leave them disappointed, the prime minister's chief secretary has said. Darren Jones, one of Keir Starmer's most powerful ministers, said the resurgent Greens were a bit like the populist left version of the populist right of Reform UK, and that both were in danger of letting down voters.
The number of Liberal Democrat party members has almost halved in the last five years, according to BBC analysis of available figures. The figure has fallen from just under 118,000 in 2020, when Sir Ed Davey became leader, to 60,000. That is despite the Lib Dems having their most successful general election ever last year in terms of seats won.
Under the terms of their new policy, the Greens would put more regulation and taxes on private rentals to make it difficult for landlords to make a profit, while boosting housebuilding by councils. It would use existing Green policies such as imposing rent controls, ending buy-to-let mortgages and giving councils the 'right to buy' a rental property when it is sold at a discounted price.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
