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Guido Fawkes31 May 2026

Pat McFadden: Long-Delayed Defence Investment Plan Ready in ‘More Like Weeks Than Months’

Trevor Phillips: “When will we see the defence investment plan?”  Pat McFadden: “Pretty soon, when it’s ready.” Trevor Phillips: “What is pretty soon?” Pat McFadden: “It think it will be more like weeks than months.”  McFadden also backed an inquiry into the SNP-Murrell embezzlement scandal, and said youth employment was “pretty good”…

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The Guardian Politics31 May 2026

Disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems | Richard Partington

Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for the wider economy Mainstream politicians are rarely direct. It is part of the reason why their populist counterparts thrive: they say it like it is. No nonsense. Let’s get things done. But last week Alan Milburn had a frank rebuttal:“Everybody goes for the bloody easy solution, don’t they? You can’t just go for the easy solution, OK? There are no easy solutions, guys. None. They’re all hard.” Speaking

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Express Politics31 May 2026

RAF may have to wait until 2040s for £12bn Typhoon replacement fleet

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of kicking Britain's defence into the long grass

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BBC Politics30 May 2026

Ex-M&S chief to help government tackle youth unemployment

Marc Bolland will advise on getting young people into work after a review warned of a "lost generation".

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BBC Politics30 May 2026

Ex-M&S chief to help government tackle youth unemployment

Marc Bolland will advise on getting young people into work after a review warned of a "lost generation".

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The Guardian Politics30 May 2026

Green leaders warn party it must listen to Reform voters’ concerns to tackle inequality

Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas say party must seek to understand why disenfranchised electorate were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party The current and former leaders of the Green party have warned that the party should listen to the concerns of Reform UK voters in order to tackle inequality. Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas said on Saturday that the Greens needed to understand why voters affected by the cost of living crisis were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party. Continue reading...

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Express Politics30 May 2026

Five steps to solve Britain's energy crisis securing warm homes and affordable power

Expensive energy is not an accident. It is the result of policy. And if policy caused it, policy could change it.

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Express Politics30 May 2026

Andy Burnham warned appointing Ed Miliband as Chancellor is 'disaster for Britain'

Miliband is accused of making Britain an 'energy vassal state' as fears mount Andy Burnham could appoint him Chancellor

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Sky News Politics30 May 2026

US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drones through defence pact

Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said.

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The Guardian Politics30 May 2026

Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have warned. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there could be a 25% rise in young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without intervention. Continue reading

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Express Politics29 May 2026

Major Rachel Reeves ISA changes delayed after flaw revealed

A flagship change was meant to push people toward investing, but one tiny detail threatened to punish the cautious

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Guido Fawkes29 May 2026

Boyfriend of Southwark Council’s New Deputy Leader Was Jailed for Stealing £130,000

The new deputy council leader of the London borough of Southwark is dating a man who was jailed for stealing £130,000 from his employer. Including almost £30,000 from a refugee charity… Southwark Council is now run as of this week by a coalition from hell of the Greens and Liberal Democrats. Its deputy is now…

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