Dossier
Local and devolved elections
Coverage of Local and devolved elections in the Nexus archive.
- Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK
Women will be 'massively underrepresented' in the UK's local and devolved elections, with nearly twice as many men as women standing as candidates. Democracy campaigners warn that this gender gap could sideline women's perspectives on key issues like social care and bin collections.
- Voting for populist parties in local polls will put NHS at risk, says Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns that voting for populist parties in May's local and devolved elections could jeopardize the NHS, positioning the health service as a key political battleground. He emphasizes that the NHS's founding principles face their greatest threat since its 1948 establishment.