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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Look to Italy to see how the dangerous idea of ‘remigration’ is taking root in Europe | David Broder

To even be talking about this drastic deportation policy is a sign the far right is winning. In Italy, it’s more than just talk Meeting Tommy Robinson earlier this month, the French anti-immigration politician Éric Zemmour bluntly summed up his mission: “Politics needs to defeat demographics.” Given rising numbers of Muslims, he said, there was perhaps “10 to 20 years” left to save Europe from “disappearing”. Both men placed their hopes in one policy to reverse the “invasion”: remigration. At ro

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Trump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson

Agitator whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was hosted by senior adviser at US state department The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been hosted by the Trump administration for a meeting at the state department in Washington. Robinson, 43, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was hosted by Joe Rittenhouse, a senior adviser at the state department. Rittenhouse wrote on X: “Honoured to have free speech warrior @TRobinsonNewEra at Department of State today. “The world and

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Memorial to 72 victims of Grenfell fire to be funded by new legislation

Housing secretary says bill will give spending authority needed to build and maintain ‘dignified memorial’ A permanent memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire will be funded by new government legislation, the housing secretary has announced. Steve Reed said the bill would provide the spending authority needed to support the memorial commission and community in building and maintaining a “lasting and dignified memorial” to those who died in the blaze on 14 June 2017 in west

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Reeves must back defence investment plan or be sacked, says Unite union boss

Sharon Graham tells chancellor she should ‘back British industry’ by increasing military spending The head of Britain’s largest trade union has demanded that Rachel Reeves be sacked as chancellor if the Treasury continues to hold up a multibillion-pound defence investment plan. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, said tens of thousands of jobs were at risk from political dithering and called on ministers to “back British industry” by signing off on future defence contracts. Continue

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone | Editorial

The ability to conduct polite debate on social media, without amplifying menaces and lies, is a basic qualification for public office The impulse to post on social media often overwhelms judgment of what is appropriate to share. Knowing when not to succumb to that urge, exercising due diligence before passing on material that is flatly false or offensive, is an indispensable skill for politicians in the digital age. Or it should be. It is a test failed by Simon Evans, a Reform UK councillor and

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

The Guardian view on saving Westminster: parliament should leave London | Editorial

The long-overdue refurbishment could be an ideal opportunity for Britain to spread power to other parts of the UK, and send a powerful message MPs and peers face a looming choice: stay put or move out to allow billions of pounds of urgent repairs to the crumbling Palace of Westminster. That was the conclusion of a report from MPs, peers and lay members on the restoration and renewal client board this month. The palace, rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in 1834, is falling apart. There have been

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

‘Future of party lies in balance’: Corbyn and Sultana’s battle for soul of Your Party

After eight months of rows and rifts, leadership election is offering members two ‘fundamentally differing visions’ An increasingly bloody battle for the soul of the leftwing Your Party set up by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will come to a conclusion on Thursday, when the results of its leadership election will be announced. After almost eight months of public spats, rows over money, accusations of sexism and rifts over policy and direction, Your Party is hoping to turn a page on the manifo

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Great Kemi Revival stalls again as student loans debate turns into deranged tirade | John Crace

PMQs was going reasonably well for Tory leader, until she began to find her own argument too worthy, and started hurling insults instead We hear a lot about the Keminaissance these days. Not least from Kemi herself. She is amazing, the best thing to have happened to the Tories since … Liz Truss. We are fantastically lucky to have her in our lives. She is a miracle worker. All that’s required is a bit of gratitude for her magnificence. We are not worthy. There’s just one problem. There’s really n

The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

British public want deeper economic ties with EU, business secretary says

Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says there is little nostalgia for pre-Brexit past Europe live – latest updates The British public are “not nostalgic” for the pre-Brexit past but are pragmatic and want to move forward and “deepen” ties with the EU on trade and the economy, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said. Signing an agreement in Brussels to cooperate closely on competition issues, Kyle said he thought the deal was “a real vindication of the reset and the relat

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services

Tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’ Ministers have called in Tony Blair’s thinktank and private tech companies to guide them on deploying AI across the UK government in a move campaigners compared to “inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse”. James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, chaired a meeting on Wednesday with the director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), the chair of IBM a

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans

Government reviews options for university graduates on Plan 2 loans, such as increasing repayment thresholds Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands. The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to graduates with Plan 2 student loans, often paying tens of thousands more than their original loan amount. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Confusion over Chagos Islands deal as Foreign Office denies handover ‘paused’

Minister ‘misspoke’ by telling MPs UK was ‘pausing for discussions with our American counterparts’, officials say UK politics live – latest updates Plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius are still on track, the UK government has insisted, after a minister caused confusion by telling MPs that the deal was “paused”. Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister and former diplomat, was speaking on Wednesday as the deal came under increasing pressure from opposition parties in the UK and

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