Birmingham election countdown live as political rivals clash and polls predict deadlock
In two days Birmingham voters go to the polls in what is being billed as the most significant and hard-to-call local election in a generation.
The tension is mounting
- Keir Starmer addresses the nation as he challenges rivals in elections Daily Star —
- UK government borrowing costs hit 28-year high on leadership uncertainty The Independent —
- Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts BBC News —
- The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him Sydney Morning Herald —
- Keir Starmer to face crucial cabinet meeting as ministers and MPs urge him to resign – UK politics live The Guardian —