Government
Who’s Who on May 7th
Voters across the UK are preparing to cast their votes in the local elections on May 7
Voters across the UK are preparing to cast their votes in the local elections on May 7, 2026. Hundreds of council seats are up for the taking. All parties are campaigning to get that last vote that will change their political landscape.

Labour
It’s all eyes on Labour, which is expecting huge losses on May 7th. Labour currently holds half the seats available. Looking at values specifically, Labour values, Labour is trying to manage damage limitation.
Labour, launching its campaign, has been looking at the cost of living. It’s a thing which is on everyone’s mind, but the current disappointment in the current government does not help for voters to vote for Labour.
The Labour manifesto initiatives include more social housing, help for working people and doing more for young people, public services, the NHS, national security and secure borders. Aldo the party wants to become a giant in the environmental sector.
Reform UK
The polls show Reform is on track to gain many seats in the local elections on 7th May from the Conservatives and Labour. The party has an important stance on immigration. They want to stop the influx of illegal immigration. For the local issues, keeping council taxes down, potholes, community safety, and bin collections, to say the least, are Reforms promises.
Reform has vowed to end migrant hotels and end net-zero, including a ban on new onshore wind and solar farms. The party’s guiding principles include not spending more than tax revenue.
Green Party
Not on the same scale, but the Greens expect gains in this May’s elections. Their emphasis is on housing. A very pro-Palestinian party with an international anti-war theory. In Hackney, the local candidate found that frequent issues raised are immigration, housing, disability support and Gaza. This is a key seat for the Greens to win.
Some of their main pledges are to allow every migrant into the country and to allow high street drug shops.
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Conservatives
Looking at losing seats, the Conservatives and their leader, Kemi Badenoch, put on a brave face and are fighting for all seats. Its pledge includes ‘get Britain working again’. Kemi is looking at reducing the welfare benefits bill.
Its cheap power plan uses less green energy and relies more on gas and oil. Local Conservative candidates focus on crime prevention, supporting the high street and its shops, more police and CCTV.
Liberal Democrats
Looking at a few gains, the Lib Dems are starting their campaign with Ed Davey promoting cutting energy bills, improving local health and cleaning up the environment. Ed Davey says the party does potholes, police officers, clean rivers and GP appointments.
The Liberal Democrats state that if you vote for them in this election, they will be there to fix things in your community. Their national campaigns include social care, cleaner streets and a cleaner environment.
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Each party will have more issues they want to address in its full manifesto. We have added the links to each party’s website, where you can do more research before May 7th. Always take manifestos with a pinch of salt. A lot of the time, manifestos are broken.
Government
VAT cut for summer attractions
The Chancellor promised to smash ticket prices for museums, theme parks and zoos
Well, the chancellor is breaking the bank by giving kids and adults a 15% reduction on VAT on attractions in the summer from June to September.
The Chancellor promised to smash ticket prices for museums, theme parks and zoos to ease the cost-of-living burden on families.
Rachel Reaves commented that children’s meals in restaurants will also be cut as part of a “Great British Summer Savings” plan.

The plan is estimated to cost £300 million, which will include bus travel for kids aged 5-15. The chancellor told MPs that she knows what matters to the public, and this will help with the cost of living.
It does support the hospitality industry, we can agree, but people have more important things to spend their money on.
The VAT cut is for children and adult tickets used for summer attractions. This will happen between June 25 to September the 1st.
She also said there was to be no rise in fuel duty and a change in tariffs on various food items.
It’s all a great idea, keeping families close and helping with the cost of family days out. But haven’t families got more worries than days out?
With the cost-of-living skyrocketing, people are demanding change quickly. Is this simple offer going to cut it with the public?
We have high household bills, gas and electric, and car fuel running at a high price due to the Iran war.
We need change, and we need it now. Yes, we can agree that the chancellor has tried to save us money, but it’s not in the right areas.
She will be planning how to get the £300 million back as we speak. In the end, the Chancellor is a taker, not a giver.
Well, it’s been a roller coaster week in politics this week. Key names like Sir Keir Starmer, the PM, Wes Streeting, and Andy Burnham all play a part.
It started with a bad result in the local elections for Labour. They were huge losses and worse in Wales. Various MPs started to get disgruntled, and the PM said he would make a statement on Monday.
Come Monday morning, the PM gave a speech trying to inspire the public and his MPs. Read off the autocue, he failed to inspire anyone, and his major pledge was to nationalise British Steel. He couldn’t tell a joke without an autocue.
Tuesday was a cabinet meeting with many MPs coming out after the meeting telling the press the PM is the man to get the job done.
Wednesday was the King’s speech at Westminster in the Lords.

Everyone became aware that Wes Streeting was planning to leave government. He held off for the King’s speech before declaring his resignation. On Thursday, Wes resigned, with Andy Burnham coming to London.
Many MPs came out in the defence of Keir Starmer. The number of MPs looking for the PM to go was just over 90. What we are led to believe is that the UK will fall apart without the PM.
The Prime Minister’s hardliners just had repetitive messages that no one has challenged the PM yet. No one has the 81 MPs needed.
The cabinet comments are all choreographed and rather boring.
Andy Burnham, even though he is not an MP, has decided to throw his hat in the ring. The MP for Makerfield will give up his seat, and Andy will stand. This time, the NEC said he can move forward to stand.
There are problems, though. Reform took most of the seats in the local elections, and with only a 5000 majority, the seat could go to Reform in a bye-election.
It’s been a very packed and exciting week, and we just scratched the surface. Check out Google to get more info.
Today, the PM made a speech to save his hide. After poor performance in the local elections, he needed this speech to tell the country what Labour and him are going to do for the country to save his skin. But in true fashion, he said nothing new; it was poor.
He opened with dangerous opponents, causing dark times. He is looking at Reform and the Green Party. There seems to be a little scaremongering in this form of statement to make people think that only his party is suitable to run the country.
He repeatedly said he alone takes responsibility for the poor election results. But it was not poor, it was abominable. He has no emotion over this and shows no emotion. A lot of good people lost their seats, and he carries the can.
He mentioned the frustration of the country. He also stated that people are frustrated with him. People need hope, but are not getting it. We can only win with a stronger version of Labour.
He had one major change to happen this week. British Steel is to be nationalised. British steel loses 1m a day, which isn’t great for the country’s economy. How does British steel help with the cost of living?
Another contentious subject is Europe. On June 23rd, 2016, the EU referendum took place. We opted to leave the EU. But Labour and Sir Keir Starmer are trying to get us back in. He stated in his speech that we need to get closer to the EU and put Britain at the heart of Europe. What gives him the right to overturn the referendum?
Sky News asked about Andy Burnham having a chance to become a Labour MP. The PM stated it was up to the Labour Party leadership (PMC) if Andy was to get in. But he blocked him last time because he would lose his job to Andy if he were an MP.
The PM shows no emotion in his speeches; it might as well be AI-generated. He speaks to us like a barrister would, with many statements that are usually scaremongering.
The party is divided, and we will see in the coming days how MPs will think. The Teflon PM is trying to hang on, but only time will tell.
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