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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Wes Streeting: how the grandson of an armed robber became a key player in UK politics

Since his childhood in east London, the MP for Ilford North has shown a keen desire for organisational lead Wes Streeting has resigned from government, in a move that could pave the way for a leadership contest. Suspicions have long been swirling that Streeting has his eyes on the Labour party top spot, but who is the man gunning to be – or to help choose – the next prime minister? Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

A return to Westminster for Andy Burnham is far from guaranteed, while Starmer could fight a leadership challenge and win While Keir Starmer’s authority as prime minister feels terminally undermined following calls from MPs and departing ministers to step down, he remains inside No 10 – for now. So how, and when, might he be removed? Here are some possible scenarios. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Wes walks, Starmer stays, but has Burnham got the momentum? – The Latest

Wes Streeting has quit his cabinet role as health secretary and called on Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister after days of speculation. But Streeting did not launch his own challenge to trigger a leadership contest, so what could be next for Starmer’s government? And has he left the door open for Andy Burnham to return? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s deputy political editor, Jessica Elgot Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Let’s not deny the good work Labour has done. But Starmer is too timid for the radical remedies needed now | Polly Toynbee

Rejoining the EU, massive tax reform, scrapping the pension triple lock – a new leader must summon a sense of emergency and deal with the big issues Labour is in the deepest trouble. A juicy leadership drama ignites all Westminster-watchers, another spellbinding live-action theatre of rising and falling stars, duels, betrayals of trust, new alliances and old ones broken. Some would pull back from this vortex. Is regicide absolutely necessary when “stability” is what people and markets say they w

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Labour MP to stand down to allow Burnham run for byelection amid leadership row

Greater Manchester mayor would need to win byelection to launch leadership challenge against Starmer • UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham now has a route back to parliament after a Greater Manchester MP announced he would stand down, triggering a byelection, and putting Burnham in contention to become the next Labour leader. The Greater Manchester mayor has been seeking to return to parliament for months, but was blocked by Keir Starmer from running in the Gorton and Denton byelectio

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Guido Fawkes14 May 2026

Ex-Minister Josh Simons to Resign Seat for Andy Burnham

Josh Simons says: “For decades, Westminster has overseen the managed decline of towns like mine. We have talked big, then acted small, stuck in a politics of incrementalism that cannot meet the moment. We have lost the trust of those our party was built to serve. It is my unwavering belief that nothing short of…

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Millions of unpaid UK carers ‘living in agony’, says Louise Casey

Government social care commissioner says system relying on exhausted unpaid carers to plug gaps in support UK politics live – latest updates Millions of unpaid carers in the UK are “living an agony” while propping up an outdated, fragmented and confusing social care system, Louise Casey, the head of the government’s adult social care commission, has said. Lady Casey, who is leading an independent review of adult social care, criticised a system that “still behaves as if we are living in 1948 a

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Guido Fawkes14 May 2026

Phillipson: PM Has Full Support of Cabinet Despite Streeting Resignation

Phillipson says she hopes the government can ‘draw a line’ under the Rickety Coup after Streeting’s resignation this afternoon, and Starmer has the ‘full support’ of the Cabinet. Let’s see how long that line lasts…

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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026

Wes Streeting’s resignation letter – what he said and what he meant

The key points in the health secretary’s long letter to Keir Starmer decoded UK politics live – latest updates As resignation letters go it is long – two pages and nearly 1,000 words – and relatively dense. And as ever with such missives, there was plenty of subtext behind the substance. So what was Wes Streeting trying to say to Keir Starmer? Continue reading...

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BBC Politics14 May 2026

Wes Streeting: Ambitious Labour heavyweight taking a swing at Starmer

The health secretary comes from a tough background and threw himself into Labour politics at an early age.

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Express Politics14 May 2026

POLL: Would Wes Streeting be a better PM than Keir Starmer? Vote now

In his resignation letter, the Health Secretary accused Sir Keir of presiding over "drift" and a "vacuum" of vision, saying it was now "clear" the Prime Minister would not lead Labour into the next general election.

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Express Politics14 May 2026

Labour leadership chaos 'is damaging the economy'

Conservatives, business leaders and Chancellor Rachel Reeves all warn that political turmoil is bad for the economy

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