Good morning. In addition to a host of mayoral elections next week on Thursday, there is the Runcorn by-election and elections in 24 English local authorities. It is a very small cohort this year ...

A political commentator for the Financial Times has backed Lib Dem challenger Oli Henman to become the next mayor of the West of England. “We should not expect a close result,” says Stephen Bush in ...

Dr Thom Oliver says our next mayor "must have a vision, a distinct and clear ask, and a willingness to bring people together" ...