UK politics: Worries about immigration are ‘manufactured panic’ says charity as poll shows issue not a local concern – as it happened

<p>YouGov poll say only 26% of people say immigration is an issue locally but more than half believe it to be a national issue</p><p>There were six council byelections yesterday. Here are the results, from Election Maps UK.</p><p><strong>Reform gained two seats,</strong> <strong>from Labour and from an independent group.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/31/uk-politics-prince-andrew-latest-news-updates-labour-conservatives-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves">Continue reading...</a>