Kimi Chaddah

The racially-motivated violence that has broken out across the UK over the past week has left the country’s brown and Black communities living in fear. But while the scale of the riots has been shocking, they’ve not exactly been a surprise.

After 14 years of Tory rule, there's a new party in power. “Change begins today,” says Keir Starmer. But with successes for both Reform UK and the Green Party, which way will Labour bend to stay in power beyond the next five years?

The number of independent candidates has more than doubled since the last general election. As support dwindles for the two major parties, it seems voters are ready for alternatives.