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Guido Fawkes7 Aug 2026

NHS and Cabinet Office Trade Blame Over Single-Sex Space Rules

The NHS is refusing to give a date for implementing new single-sex space guidance, leaving rules that let transgender patients choose their ward in place two days after the EHRC published its code on protected spaces. You’d think medical professionals would have a clear understanding of biological sex… Existing guidance tells staff to accommodate patients…

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The Guardian Politics7 Aug 2026

How divided is the UK really? Here’s a way to find out | Brendan Cox

Social media-fuelled riots and fractured politics make us feel more divided than ever, but is that so? Our study hopes to reveal what bring us together – and pushes us apart Take part in the National Conversation Brendan Cox is co-founder of the Together Coalition, which acts as the secretariat for the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion When my late wife Jo Cox was killed by a far-right extremist 10 years ago, the phrase “more in common”, taken from her maiden speech in parliame

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Express Politics7 Aug 2026

Kemi Badenoch says Nigel Farage is woke - what does she mean?

This is an audacious move by a Tory leader on a mission to convince Britons Nigel Farage's party cannot be trusted with power, writes David Williamson

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Express Politics7 Aug 2026

National Trust boss issues urgent climate warning to Burnham after devastating wildfire

An appeal to help restore Dunwich Heath after a devastating wildfire destroyed the National Trust reserve has raised £350,000 so far.

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Sky News Politics7 Aug 2026

Counter terror police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder reopen attempted burglary probe

Counter terror police investigating the murder of Ann Widdecombe say they have reopened a probe into an attempted burglary that was reported more than a year before she died.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism

Kemi Badenoch is right to keep those who share this warped worldview well away from the Conservative Party. Should they wish to pursue the folly of net zero, Ed Davey’s circus is always looking for new performers. The post Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics7 Aug 2026

Labour government says more people working illegally are being arrested and deported – UK politics live

More than double number of arrests made since 2024 compared with previous two-year period Morning and welcome to our UK politics blog. The government said more arrests are being made for illegal working, with Home Office figures showing more than 17,000 people have been arrested since the July 2024 general election – more than double the number recorded in the previous two-year period. Chaos has descended on the Norfolk town of Thetford for a third night in a row as violent anti-immigration prot

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Guido Fawkes7 Aug 2026

Sadiq Khan Brings Nine of His Staff on Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Japan

Sadiq Khan took nine GLA staff with him – on the taxpayer’s dime – to Japan and Singapore in June to “court investment” from companies. Sources in City Hall say it is well known that Khan is extremely bored in his job, hence all the jollies… The trip, much like Khan’s others, consisted of him…

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BBC Politics7 Aug 2026

Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early

Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.

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The Guardian Politics7 Aug 2026

Tory plan to ban foreign nationals from social housing condemned as ‘divisive’

Housing charity says move would drive up homelessness, while Labour dismisses proposal as ‘unworkable’ Plans to ban foreign nationals from social housing under a Conservative government have been condemned as “divisive”. Under proposals revealed on Friday, the party said about 230,000 homes would become available if foreign nationals were prevented from accessing social housing. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes7 Aug 2026

Officer Who Led PC Harper Investigation Says He Is “Appalled” by Labour’s Early Release

Former Detective Superintendent Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the death of PC Harper, has told BBC Breakfast that Labour’s proposal to release two of his killers early is appalling. He said: “I was just appalled by that prospect and and just worried about the the precedent it kind of sets. These cases, you…

BBC Politics7 Aug 2026

Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing

They claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements.

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