In what is likely the most important by-election in British political history, we find Andy Burnham leads Reform by 5 points in Makerfield. Our latest poll with @Moreincommon_ as reported by @patrickkmaguire.

🆕 @Moreincommon_ /@UCLPolicyLab poll for @thetimes finds @AndyBurnhamGM leading the race in the Makerfield by-election but over 1 in 10 still undecided about their vote and Restore Britain currently saving their deposit. Andy Burnham on track for Makerfield win — thanks to Restore Britain thetimes.com/article/5e8bd4c…

Exclusive from @patrickkmaguire Restore Britain is set to hand Andy Burnham the victory in Makerfield, according to a poll of the constituency that will electrify the final days of the by-election campaign. The mayor of Greater Manchester is five points ahead of Reform UK in a race that remains too close for comfort with less than a week until ballots are cast, a survey by More in Common and the UCL Policy Lab suggests. It shows Labour’s lead over Nigel Farage’s candidate, Robert Kenyon — 45 per cent to 40 per cent — is smaller than the 8 per cent share for Restore Britain, the hard-right party led by Rupert Lowe, with more than one in ten voters yet to decide how to vote. thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…

Andy Burnham leads reform by 5 points in Makerfield. Latest poll from UCL Policy Lab and @Moreincommon_. With less than a week from one of the most important by-elections in British political history we find the Manchester mayor ahead. thetimes.com/article/5e8bd4c…

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New report calls for politics to recognise and mobilise the power of communities As the contest for Makerfield ramps up, we can see how voters are demanding a genuinely authentic politics rooted in place. @demos ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/news/20…

Ahead of tomorrow's Ecosystem event, read the latest from HopeWorks. Featuring writing and work from @AmandaTatts @hahriehan @glgerstle and many more thisishopeworks.substack.com…

What does it take to build a politics that brings people together across difference? Ahead of our annual Ecosystem Conference, @AmandaTatts spoke with democracy scholar @hahriehan about where hope is emerging at the local scale - and the spaces that make connection possible. Listen on ChangeMakers: changemakerspodcast.org/hahr…

New @StanGreenberg piece in @FT w/ @UCLPolicyLab data: Trump's Iran war & rising prices are unravelling the global populist wave — and taking Labour down with it. ft.trib.al/CE9IPOu cc: @GeorgeMonbiot @johnharris1969 @Freedland @jessicaelgot @PippaCrerar

Full report from us and @UCLPolicyLab here moreincommon.org.uk/our-work…

🧵Our work with @UCLPolicyLab has looked at the crisis of respect in politics, people don’t feel our political class respects them or their communities. A previous focus group in Makerfield found the sense of disrespect was acute & a feeling the PM embodied that lack of respect

What do the local elections mean for the future of Labour? HopeWorks: A Progressive Reader #2 gathers the best post-election analyses. thisishopeworks.substack.com…

"What this election is all about is a public which is just deeply dissatisfied with the political status quo". @mds49 speaking to @BBCWorldatOne on today's local and regional election results and what it means for British politics.

"A report is making its way around Labour types today on the “respect crisis” of voters wanting more than anything for politicians to respect ordinary people, with three-quarters saying they don’t feel the govt does" Anoosh Chakelian on our latest report newstatesman.com/politics/uk…

What Labour types are talking about today, in between bouts of existential angst - a so-called “respect crisis” among the public.

How many times can the British public tell their politicians that they want real change? Good to discuss these momentous election results on @BBCWorldatOne: