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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine, Russia and the battle for public opinion

It’s no secret that Ukraine’s future depends very much on the degree to which avowed allies are willing to help. So keeping track of opinions about the war helps recognise both positive and negative trends. The post Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine, Russia and the battle for public opinion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Why my latest visit to war-torn Ukraine was an uplifting experience

It would be naïve to dismiss Russia as a spent force. It would be equally foolish to put Ukraine’s victories on the battlefield down to advances in technology alone. Its success has been driven by its people. It is adaptability, determination and raw courage that have given Ukraine its edge. The post Lord Ashcroft: Why my latest visit to war-torn Ukraine was an uplifting experience appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics1 Jun 2026

Iran exploits Britain's open borders to 'export terror' to UK

A total of 67,000 Iranian asylum seekers have arrived in the past decade, security experts warned

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Ed Kennedy: The great irony of Wes Streeting’s NHS legacy

For decades Labour warned that Conservatives would privatise the NHS. Yet Wes Streeting may ultimately be remembered as the Health Secretary who convinced growing numbers of GP practices that the traditional NHS model is no longer sustainable The post Ed Kennedy: The great irony of Wes Streeting’s NHS legacy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics1 Jun 2026

Jeremy Clarkson sends brutal 10-word warning to Keir Starmer as farmers 'back Farage'

Former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter lays into 'useless' Labour ahead of new series of farming show

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

Russia Posts Deepen Controversy Over Unite Union’s Backing of Reform Jersey Party

The imminent election on the Channel Island of Jersey on 7 June is becoming an unusually significant political story. The ballot will see 28 deputies, 12 constables and nine senators chosen for the States Assembly. As Guido revealed for the first time, Labour’s key donor the Unite union has a weirdly strong hand in the…

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

ROLLING LIST: Everyone Banned From Britain in Labour’s War on Free Speech

Shabana Mahmood continues to ban foreigners from travelling to Britain to speak on political issues. Or indeed give musical performances… Last night Mahmood revoked travel authorisations for leftist podcasters Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both of whom were booked to speak at the SXSW London conference on Thursday. They have allegedly been banned for their…

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Express Politics1 Jun 2026

Warning of 1.25 million NEETs suggests Labour's poor jobs record in office will continue

OPINION - ROBERT TAYLOR: Just one Labour administration has left office with unemployment lower than when it arrived - Starmer's unlike to change that

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

David Barton: Conservatives must embrace traditional architecture design codes for new buildings

There is still a long way to go towards preventing further avoidable decline of streetscapes up and down the United Kingdom. The post David Barton: Conservatives must embrace traditional architecture design codes for new buildings appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics1 Jun 2026

Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader

Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham “Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former leader of Oldham council has warned, in the week marking the 25th anniversary of race riots across the north of England. Arooj Shah quit as leader of the Greater Manchester borough earlier in May, after the local elections left the council with no group in overall control. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics1 Jun 2026

Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities A coalition of more than a hundred refugee children’s organisations has said controversial plans to use AI to assess the age of young asylum seekers could lead to more children wrongly ending up in adult prisons or detention centres. The warning follows a Home Office announcement on Friday of a contract to roll out AI facial age estimation technology on young asylum seekers whos

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The Guardian Politics31 May 2026

The Guardian view on the Aberdeen South byelection: the politics of energy take centre stage | Editorial

While Westminster’s attention is focused on Andy Burnham and Makerfield, another pivotal byelection is taking place in Scotland’s north-east The coming byelection in Makerfield, from where Andy Burnham aspires to make rapid progress towards Downing Street, is perhaps the most consequential in British political history. But the decision by the Scottish National party’s former Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, to relocate to Holyrood means that another pivotal contest is taking place more than 35

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