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Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham U-Turns on Support for Waspi Women Compensation

Less than a day later, a Burnham spokesman said he doesn’t back “financial compensation” for Waspi woman and the issue has been settled by the Starmer government – instead making a vague reference to regional schemes: “Andy has always recognised the unfair way in which state pension equalisation was introduced. As Mayor of Greater Manchester,…

Express Politics11 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage's chance of leading UK laid bare in bombshell poll

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK is storming ahead of Labour and the Conservatives, polling shows

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

Labour minister refuses to answer 'beheading' question 6 times in car-crash LBC interview

The Northern Ireland Secretary was repeatedly asked if beheading is an "alien culture".

The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026

Young people in Britain are suffering a joblessness epidemic – and, so far, Labour is just making it worse | Larry Elliott

Youth unemployment is harming the mental health of a generation. A sluggish economy will only make things harder Unemployment is bad for anyone, but really hard on the young. That’s because prolonged periods of worklessness in your late teens or early 20s scar you for life. As academic studies have shown, it can cause depression and affect earning potential for years to come. There is a clear link between poor mental health and being unemployed. That’s why Alan Milburn’s probe into youth unemplo

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

Sadiq Khan's story 'doesn't add up' as police cut by 1,150 people

EXCLUSIVE: The Mayor of London has been slammed after standing in the way of a vital tech deal

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer just exposed his weakness on defence - his own MPs have had enough

SKETCH - MARTYN BROWN: Keir Starmer dithered and blathered during another humiliating PMQs

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Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

Romilly Dennys: Our small charities are the Big Society – time to throw them a lifeline.

Conservatives have been eager to champion startups, small businesses, AI firms and tech entrepreneurs, but philanthropists who want to give back to their local communities are often welcome behind closed doors yet rarely backed at the national level. The post Romilly Dennys: Our small charities are the Big Society – time to throw them a lifeline. appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

EXC: Lammy’s Ministry of Justice to Hire Without CVs and Force 90% of Interview Panels to Be “Diverse”

The Ministry of Justice will force 90% of interview and sift panels to be diverse and will look to reduce the use of CVs in hiring, according to a two-year diversity strategy just released. Lammy can now get a pink-haired judge to sign off on his divorce with reality… The MoJ complains in its new…

Reform
BBC Politics11 Jun 2026

Code of conduct complaint for council leader over libraries plan

The complaint comes after George Finch released a statement on the county's libraries on Monday.

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Team Burnham Scrambles to Play Down Andy’s £11 Billion Waspi Women Pledge

Team Burnham is busy trying to mop up after their leader signed himself up to spending £10.5 billion on the Waspi women. Cuckoo… The Manchester Mayor told a hustings event in Makerfield: “I’ll stick by the Waspi women because they deserve some recompense for the unfairness.” Starmer people are pointing out that Labour has resisted…

The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026

Ministers want 60% of pupils in England ‘actively’ travelling to school by 2035

Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on ‘everyday travel needs’ UK politics live – latest updates Ministers are to launch a major push to get more children walking and cycling to school as part of a wider boost for “active travel” by the transport secretary Heidi Alexander. In the first significant change to active travel policy since the Boris Johnson era, thousands of new safe routes and crossings will be built around schools in England, with

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Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Miliband Digs in Over Net Zero in Funding Clash With Starmer

Ed Miliband is at war with Number 10 over its attempts to slash DESNZ’s budget by at least 1% to help fund the elusive Defence Investment Plan (DIP). According to the Telegraph, Miliband has gone studs up over demands to squeeze around £600m from the department. Will someone think of the heat pumps… Currently, around…

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