Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears 14. September 2026 (12:00) Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformationThe Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from anticipated interference from Donald Trump and his allies.The nationwide initiative, dubbed the New Battlefield Project, will help state Democratic committees build up a vast coalition of volunteers to monitor the polls, push voters to cast their ballots early and create a network to respond to disinformation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live 14. September 2026 (11:57) The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime ministerPerhaps we should all just channel the Swedish PM, Ulf Kristersson, who essentially said this morning he was “going to take it pretty easy” until the final results are in.He says there are some conversations scheduled in the meantime – including with fellow coalition leaders this evening – but he essentially wants to see the final results show first. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live 14. September 2026 (11:51) Labour MPs and unions are pressuring the government to legislate for a stricter cap on political party donationsNigel Farage’s unfavourability rating has hit a 10-year high, polling from YouGov suggests.YouGov says this is the worst unfavourability rating it has recorded for Farage since it has been running this tracker.In the aftermath of Reform UK’s annual conference, which was partly overshadowed by further allegations surrounding donations to the party, almost seven in ten Britons (69%) say they have an unfavourable opinion of Nigel Farage. While this is within the margin of error of last month’s figure (67%), it is the highest figure recorded by our tracker for Farage in the 10 years it has run.This includes nearly six in ten Britons (57%) seeing Farage very unfavourably, relative to no more than 50% having a negative view – to any degree – of the other four major party leaders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
