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“The election result could see "weird bedfellows of left and right come together in condemnation of Israel," said Price Floyd, a former US official and senior adviser with Argyll Strategy, a London-based strategic communications firm.”

“A senior west London councillor is being investigated by the local authority after a whistleblower made claims of fraudulent activity and financial gain.”

“United States oil companies have earned more than $130bn in profits during the war on Iran, even as consumers pay much higher prices for key commodities, amid fears that US President Donald Trump may renew fighting after midterm elections.”

“…eased voter participation was the apparent close contest between mayoral front-runners Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford, as well as tight races for council positions in several wards, said Cristine de Clercy, a political scientist who teaches at Trent…”

“Ahead of the local elections in 2026, the Hackney Green Party pledged in its manifesto to “explore every option to cancel” the reconstruction of an ageing rubbish incinerator serving seven councils in North London.”

“Yet on the same day, The Washington Post reported that Vice President JD Vance had offered to meet Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in person to negotiate an end to the war.”

“Turnout in mayoral and council elections is woeful, largely because nobody believes their vote counts for anything.”