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Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Where are the Conservative voters on Brexit ten years on and are they changing their minds?

My most recent poll asked if life in Britain over the last few years had been better, worse or about the same than it would have been if we were still in the EU. On the left, the view is clear: around eight in ten Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters say “worse”. On the right, the view is more nuanced. The post Lord Ashcroft: Where are the Conservative voters on Brexit ten years on and are they changing their minds? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

Starmer has a strong green record – but a rightwing backlash weakened his plans

Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate action Keir Starmer has faced a problem no Labour government has needed to deal with before. His energy and climate policies – core to solving the cost of living crisis – have come under attack from opposition parties, which have made dismantling the agenda one of their top priorities, second only to immigration, in their pitch to voters. This is new in British politics, where a cross-party con

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw? The blankness on to which voters projected their years of frustration | John Harris

His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandal On a bone-chillingly cold morning in January, it felt as if I had suddenly found at least part of the reason for Keir Starmer’s chronic unpopularity. I was in the Mancunian constituency of Gorton and Denton, where the prime minister and his people’s decision to block Andy Burnham from standing was about to hand victory to the Green party. More specifically, I was in a forlorn covered market abou

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

After Burnham’s reign, battle begins for Greater Manchester’s mayoral crown

The influential role vacated by the new Makerfield MP will be fiercely contested by Labour, Reform and the Greens As Andy Burnham maps out the final steps on his path to Downing Street, he may feel that his future is clear. But a look back over his shoulder reveals a cloudier outlook, inviting the question: what now happens to his former role as Greater Manchester’s mayor? An election has been set for 30 July, and with the job widely seen as having grown under Burnham’s tenure to become one of t

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The Guardian Politics22 Jun 2026

The aftershocks of Brexit’s failure could be gaining strength – a fearful prospect for Ireland | Fintan O’Toole

On our side of the Irish Sea we have made the best of a bad job. But we saw the damage a reckless and reactionary British government could do To read more from the Brexit Vote: 10 Years On series, click here For Brexit’s true believers, Ireland will always be the spoke in the wheel that set everything off course, the green tarnish that took the shine off the golden age. Without the vengeful and malicious obstructionism of the Irish, all the promises of freedom and prosperity would have been fu

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Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Horror price tag of Ed Miliband's doomed Net Zero crusade revealed

The cost of updating the UK's energy infrastructure runs into the hundreds of billions

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The Guardian Politics20 Jun 2026

Tory byelection victory gives Badenoch vital evidence to justify abandoning net zero

While the SNP’s recent issues put off some voters, the Tories’ support for North Sea oil drilling proved more decisive For the first time in 50 years, the Conservatives have won a byelection in Scotland, taking Aberdeen South from the Scottish National party and giving Kemi Badenoch one of her most significant achievements as party leader. The win for Douglas Lumsden, which was secured with a 15% swing, giving the Tories a majority of 6,050, provides the party leader with an important piece of e

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Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

EXC: New Starmer Social Media Crackdown Imminent as Labour Targets Content Creators

Word reaches Guido that the government intends to publish a green paper on the future of broadcasting in the UK either in the coming week or the week after. More Ofcom expansion and pot shots at right-of-centre outlets incoming… The main news, however, is set to be a range of measures to force private social…

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The Guardian Politics18 Jun 2026

Zack Polanski cleared by ethics inquiry over council tax payment complaint

Labour and Tories claimed Green party leader breached London assembly ethics code over non-payment of tax Zack Polanski has been cleared by an ethics inquiry looking into complaints that he did not pay council tax while living on a houseboat. A report by the Greater London authority’s monitoring officer found that the circumstances of the Green party leader’s living arrangements were beyond its scope and he had therefore not breached the code of conduct for London assembly members. Continue rea

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Green council threatens not to cooperate with migrant rule - ‘divides communities’

In a video posted on the council website former local Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said his borough believes in 'diversity, equity and inclusion'.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

The tide is turning on Thames Water: special administration looks best

It is still not totally clear what the government wants but the political mood seems to be shifting towards a decision Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government objects to rescue deal At last, Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, has opined on the future of Thames Water. So what’s it to be? A takeover by the company’s creditors? Special administration, which would allow anyone to pitch up with an offer while the state temporarily funds the company? Or even a quick flush to f

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Refugee groups condemn Tory plan to remove judges from asylum appeals

Conservatives accused of attack on ‘crucial safeguards’ and of fostering ‘climate of hostility’ towards judiciary Refugee groups and lawyers have described Conservative proposals to strip judges of their powers to rule on asylum seekers’ appeals against deportations as “an attack on the concept of justice and equality under the law”. In a speech on Tuesday, Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said a Conservative government would quit the European convention on human rights (ECHR) and abolish

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