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Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Reform's Dame Andrea Jenkyns wins Greater Lincolnshire mayoral race with 40,000 majority over Tories while Arron Banks misses out in West of England
Reform UK took major political control of Lincolnshire today after Dame Andrea Jenkyns became Mayor and the party is on course to take the county council. Dame Andrea, wearing an Abba-inspired glam sequined jumpsuit in Reform blue, won a thumping majority of 40,000 over her former party the Conservatives. But Arron Banks, a close friend and political ally of Nigel Farage, missed out on becoming mayor for the West of England. Party leader Mr Farage said today: 'We now are the opposition party in the UK to Labour, and the Tories are a waste of space'. On a night when Reform also won the Westminster by-election in Runcorn & Helsby by just six votes, Dame Andrea's victory was absolute. She received 104,133 votes, with the Tories miles behind on 64,585. Turnout was just under 30 per cent. She said that 'inch-by-inch Reform will reset Britain to its glorious past', paying tribute to Mr Farage. 'I know one day he will make a great prime minister,' she added. The voters of Lincolnshire, a county with a close affinity with Brexit, have given a bloody nose to the Tories and the Labour party. Reform UK leader said in Runcorn this morning: 'It's been a big night for us. 'We've dug very deep into the Labour vote and, in other parts of England, we've dug deep into the Conservative vote and we are now, after tonight there's no question, in most of the country, we are now the main opposition party to this Government.' The results suggests that national polling putting Reform neck-and-neck with the Tories and Labour parties is correct. Polling expert Sir John Curtice said Reform UK 'are in business' following their good night at the polls. The Strathclyde University professor told BBC Breakfast: 'The big question we were looking to these elections to answer was, the message of the opinion polls is that Reform are now posing a big threat to both Conservative and Labour, neck and neck with them according to the polls. 'Is that really true? And I think we now already know that the answer to that question is yes. 'Ukip never managed to win a parliamentary by-election afresh in the way that Reform have managed to do in Runcorn.' Sir John said Reform had put in 'some quite remarkable performances' as the more evenly spread vote was not a disadvantage to them at local level.
Axios
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
12 things to do in Richmond this St. Patrick's Day weekend
St. Patrick's Day weekend in Richmond is finally here. May the luck of the Irish be with you. Friday, March 14 🧀 Nothing says "Happy St. Patrick's Day" like a charcuterie workshop at Benchtop Brewing from Bite by Bite & Co. 6-8pm. $75. 🎶 Then there's an R&B tribute to Lauryn Hill and Brandy at the Tin Pan. Times vary. $35. And Gimme Gimme Disco, an Abba-inspired dance party, at the Canal Club. 8pm. $18. Saturday, March 15 ☘️ Church Hill's Irish Festival is back. We're talking bagpipes, Irish dancing and corned beef basically all day Saturday and Sunday. 10am-6pm. $5 donation. 🍻 And who can forget Shamrock the Block? One of the largest outdoor festivals in Richmond will take over Scott's Addition once again. Noon-6pm. Free. Its after party is at The Park with drink specials and DJs. 6pm-2am. Free. But if you want to stay in Scott's Addition, River City Roll has its annual Parking Lot Party from noon-9pm — this time with more bars and bathrooms. 😏 It doesn't stop there. Siné's in Shockoe has a three-day "Who's Your Paddy" event from Saturday to Monday with green beer, bag pipes and party tents. Doors open at 11am on the weekend, 11:30am on Monday. Free. You can also bounce around to the " Almost St. Patrick's Day" bar crawl that starts at Poe's Pub in Shockoe, hits Rosie Connolly's Pub and has food stops at La Bodega. 4-9pm. $15. Sunday, March 16 The Oddities Expo at the Greater Richmond Convention Center is a festival self-described as "a peculiar paradise where weird thrives." 11am-7pm. Tickets start at $20. And there's even more parties. O'Toole's — both the Forest Hill and Midlothian locations — have their annual St. Patty's celebrations starting at 11am Sunday (and Monday) with live music all night. Forest Hill's parking lot will have tents up per usual. The bagpipers go on at 3pm and 7pm both days. Monday, March 17 The bar crawls continue. This one starts at Bandito's. 5-11pm. $20.
