‘Apocalyptic’: Tory wipeout as Farage storms English councils

Reform party’s rout in local elections poses huge challenges for Conservatives and Labour
Trump calls for $163bn in cuts to ‘woke’ and ‘wasteful’ federal spending

Budget blueprint proposes slashing environmental and aid programmes, while boosting support for defence
An unwelcome surge of rightwing populism in Britain

Rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK threatens the Labour-Conservative duopoly
Canada’s Carney to meet Trump in Washington on Tuesday

First foreign trip for prime minister since this week’s election will focus on ‘trade pressures’
The Conservative party is losing a fight to the death

Britain does not have a populist problem. It has an unpopularist problem
KPMG resigns as auditor to scandal-hit P&O Ferries

Big Four accountant says factors behind delayed 2022 accounts remain