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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Britain's top police officer issues warning over prison early release scheme

The Met Police Commissioner raised concerns over the plans

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The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

The Guardian view on mental health: the new secretary of state should make it a priority | Editorial

Parity for people with physical and psychological ailments has been promised for years. New neighbourhood clinics are a step in the right direction The rise in children and young people with mental health problems makes this week’s announcement of a new network of community clinics in England particularly welcome. A&E departments have recorded an increase in difficult-to-manage symptoms including aggression and hallucinations. New specialist walk-in mental health services should take some of the

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Labour membership drops by a fifth in just a year

Labour has lost more than 20 per cent of its members in just a year.

Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

EXC-LOO-SIVE: Bank of England Threatens to Close Down Its Premium Gym If Staff Don’t Learn to Use the Loos Properly

Bank of England staff have been told their ‘Wellbeing Centre’ will close if they don’t learn how to use the loos properly. Welcome to silly season… An email went round to staff today: “Dear Member, We have had two incidents this week of faeces found on the floor of the showers and toilets in the…

Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Fury erupts over Labour's latest grooming gang blunder - 'gross neglect and incompetence'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham scrambles to undo the damage after rape gang perpetrators set to be let out of prison early

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage fighting each other only helps Andy Burnham

Infighting between parties on the right shows they have forgotten the real threat, argues Aaron Newbury

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham is facing a crucial test - his time in No 10 depends on it

LEO MCKINSTRY - OPINION: Because of a shortage of jail cells, around 5,000 inmates could be released in October, having served just a third of their sentences.

The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

Why has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The Latest

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Badenoch after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for next year’s local elections. The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised. Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights’. He says he has carried out counter-extremism work since he was r

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Hundreds of UK children investigated over terrorism or extremism fears

The small number of suspected Islamist extremists referred to Prevent has prompted warnings it is missing the biggest terror threats.

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham rocks stock markets with huge £1.6bn blunder

UK investors pulled £1.6 billion from stock market funds in July as fears over potential tax rises under Prime Minister Andy Burnham rattled confidence ahead of the Autumn Budget.

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BBC Politics6 Aug 2026

North East mayors disagree over income tax revenue

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen disagree on income tax revenue use.

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The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loophole UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may still be eligible for early prison release after concerns were raised about a potential loophole in the system. The prime minister has “personally intervened” after men convicted of assaulting children in Bradford were expected to be freed from prison early despite a p

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