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Elections in 2025 will mostly cover county councils and unitary authorities covering large rural areas outside of England’s big cities, although a number of councils due to face the polls this May have had their elections postponed until 2026 in anticipation of restructuring of the local government.

Following the dissolution of the German Parliament (Bundestag), a ‘snap’ federal election will be held on Sunday 23 February 2025. This is the fourth ‘snap’ election held in the post-war period.

Brief on the Government's Spring Statement 26th March 2025. The budget is one of the two economic forecasts, with the other being the ‘Spring Statement’, which this year has taken place on March 26, 2025.

Insights into this year’s trending political topics in the UK