The Latest Breaking News from Oliver Dowden

Millions of voters expected to cast ballots in council seats and Northern Ireland assembly election

Conservatives fear they will be punished for the Partygate saga while Keir Starmer's Labour aims to pick up support

Tories are the sole right-of-centre party facing three ‘progressive’ choices in more than four out of 10 contests in England

Party to declare itself most likely to beat Tories in byelection, but leader denies pact with Labour

The claims from Conservative chair Oliver Dowden were branded ‘pretty desperate’ by Sir Ed Davey.

The local elections 2022 mean more than 5,000 council seats are up for grabs in England, Scotland and Wales in the first ballot box test for Boris Johnson since Partygate. We take you through the areas to watch

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is looking at a range of options

Claim seen as reflection of worries that traditional Conservative voters flirting with switch to Lib Dems

The Labour leader admitted his office made a 'mistake' about Angela Rayner being there when he had a lockdown beer. But as new claims emerged about Ms Rayner's legs and a local elections 'pact', he accused Tories of 'throwing mud around' to distract from the cost of living crisis