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Birmingham City Councillor Makes History Amidst Controversial Budget Cuts In a historic turn of events, a Birmingham city councillor was…

Latest local election results show a bruising night for the Conservatives The Conservatives have had a tough night as results…

Thursday’s front pages feature a variety of stories. Several papers cover the US President’s comments that Israel has America’s “ironclad” support amid fears of a retaliatory attack from Iran – after an Israeli strike killed 7 Iranians in an attack on a consular building.

Various UK domestic topics make up the rest of the papers, from claims China are flooding the UK with fake stamps in an attempt to destabilise the UK economy, Labour’s plans if they win the next UK general election make a couple of the papers, and the tabloids feature plenty of celebrity gossip on their front pages.

Tuesday’s front pages feature a variety of stories with the escalation in the Middle East taking the lead for several papers. An Iranian general has been killed in Syria during an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus. The papers see the bombing as an escalation and note Tehran has vowed a ‘harsh’ response to the attack. 

Several front pages feature ongoing coverage of the UK political scene ahead of this year’s general election. A couple of papers from across the political spectrum suggest Tory rebels are plotting to oust the prime minister regardless of whether he can turn the economic situation around. 

It’s been a tough Easter for the Labour Party with 20 councillors across three councils, including the council leader, quitting as they accuse the national party of taking a “draconian” shift and using “bullying tactics.” 

Lammy said Labour was  “mirroring the language” of the UN and the remaining members of the Five Eyes alliance – made up of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada’s intelligence services.

Labour has secured victories in two by-elections against the Conservatives, flipping significant majorities to claim Wellingborough and Kingswood.

This month will see three by-elections take place, in what will likely be another serious test for Rishi Sunak and his government.

Explainer: All you need to know about the upcoming by-elections Three by-elections are taking place this month and the results…

Many of Tuesday’s newspaper front pages lead on Labour’s decision to cut ties with its candidate in the Rochdale by-election. Comments made by Azhar Ali during a Labour meeting shortly after the 7 October attacks have forced Labour to “disown” Ali.

Pictures of Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl are also featured on the front pages this morning.