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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Potholes – that’s what voters care about. But you wouldn’t know it from the local elections coverage | Simon Jenkins

As I bounced dangerously around a Sussex road, I was reminded of the parlous state of our highways – and the serious neglect of local issues It’s the potholes, stupid. Despite the attempts of national politicians to pretend otherwise, the local elections should have been about potholes. Believe it or not, the state of our roads beat the cost of living, the NHS and immigration as the top election issue in the final YouGov poll. They ranked highest in the Local Government Association’s list of lo

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Guido Fawkes7 May 2026

Immigration Officer found Guilty of Assisting Chinese Intelligence

Dual Chinese-British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, have been found guilty of carrying out “shadow policing” on British soil on behalf of China following a trial at the Old Bailey. A tricky case under the National Security Act… Immigration officer Chi Leung “Peter” Wai used his access to the UK’s immigration database…

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Express Politics7 May 2026

Nigel Farage issues dire Channel migrant warning as new trend emerges – 'a lot worse'

Reform UK leader claims groups are using ladders to scale barbed wire border fences

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Guido Fawkes7 May 2026

Sadiq Khan Uses Botched Research to Call for State Clampdown on the Internet

The specially commissioned research used by Sadiq Khan to call for more internet censorship is full of holes. Who’d have thought… Sadiq Khan used a speech in Cambridge last month to call for “a new central body” to combat online disinformation backed by GLA research claiming there has been a 350% rise in migration-related narratives…

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Express Politics6 May 2026

Fury as Lib Dems 'open floodgates' on illegal migrants

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp savages Sir Ed Davey for supporting lifting of ban on illegal arrivals working in UK

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

Two people arrested after BBC asylum investigation

A BBC report revealed some immigration advisers are helping asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in the country.

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BBC Politics6 May 2026

Two people arrested after BBC asylum investigation

A BBC report revealed some immigration advisers are helping asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in the country.

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The Guardian Politics6 May 2026

Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office rule changes for refugees

Shabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain to 30 months, to concern of UN’s refugee agency Two Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging a key element of Labour’s plans to strip refugees of basic rights, rejecting the home secretary’s accusation that they are “asylum shoppers”. Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to halve refugees’ leave to remain in the UK from five years to 30 months, while refugees will have to wait 20 years before being eligible for permanent stay in the UK. Pre

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Bombshell real number of small boat deportations to key countries exposed: 'Disgraceful'

Exclusive: We tonight reveal how many small boat migrants are being returned from the biggest cohorts to cross from France. And one will SHOCK you.

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Zia Yusuf tears apart Labour as fresh migrant scandal erupts: 'It's a systemic breakdown!'

Zia Yusuf writes for the Daily Express as we publish new bombshell figures revealing the crisis in the UK immigration system.

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Farage deploys the rottweiler to distract from awkward £5m gift story | John Crace

Zia Yusuf’s mad idea of building detention centres for illegal immigrants exclusively in areas that vote Green works a treat It’s a classic from the Donald Trump playbook: everything’s been going a bit tits up, so you create a distraction. Get everyone looking in the wrong direction. Last week was the worst in months for Reform. First the party was pegged back in the opinion polls, then the Guardian revealed Nigel Farage had been given a £5m handout by Christopher Harborne, a Thai-based crypto d

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

No10 Claims “Progress” on Migration as Small Boat Arrivals Set to Hit 200,000 in Eight Years

Downing Street has insisted the government is “making progress” on tackling illegal migration, even as the number of small boat migrants is set to cross a whopping 200,000 since records began eight years ago. The Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing of political hacks this afternoon: “The previous government left our borders in…

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