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Guido Fawkes26 Feb 2026

WATCH: Who Will Win in Gorton and Denton? Starmer Faces Ultimate Test in CRUNCH By-Election

Guido’s Adam Cherry headed up to Gorton and Denton ahead of this Thursday’s by-election. What do voters really think? Watch on YouTube to find out… Click here to subscribe to Guido on YouTube and get all our latest videos sent directly to your inbox. Get tomorrow’s news, today…

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Jersey approves assisted dying law

Once the law is given Royal Assent the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as 2027.

The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Corbyn to be Your Party parliamentary leader as Sultana joins leadership committee

Former Labour leader says time for ‘real work’ to begin as his candidates take 14 of 24 available places on executive committee UK politics live – latest updates Jeremy Corbyn is to become the parliamentary leader of Your Party, after an election in which his rival Zarah Sultana was also voted on to the party’s leadership committee. Corbyn’s allies declared victory immediately after the vote in which Corbyn-backed candidates took 14 of the 24 available places on the party’s central executive c

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Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Assisted dying bill will almost certainly fail - and doing it all again would be a significantly bigger challenge

Controversial legislation to permit assisted dying in England and Wales is set to fail because of a lack of parliamentary time, Sky News can reveal.

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Guido Fawkes26 Feb 2026

Corbyn Beats Sultana in Your Party Executive Committee Elections

Your Party has just released its leadership election results. It’s good news for Jezza… Corbyn’s faction, called The Many, has won 14 seats on the Central Executive Committee against Zarah Sultana’s seven. Her slate is called Grassroots Left… Three independents were also elected. There were 25,347 voters across all elections out of potential 40,985 verified members…

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands

Thinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spending Councils should train up their own workers to install insulation in England’s draughty houses, and offer home upgrades street by street, beginning in the most deprived areas, according to proposals for cutting energy bills. Setting up “home improvement corporations” would allow greater control by councils over low-carbon retrofits for housing, and would be a more efficient way of spending limite

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

It’s taboo to admit it, but voters bear some responsibility for the frayed state of Britain | Andy Beckett

Populists blame an ever-expanding list of enemies for social ills – many of which are in fact caused by changes in our habits and social norms One of the great strengths of populism, in all its rightwing and leftwing varieties, is its readiness to blame people. When democracies are discontented, as most are now, the old early 21st-century politics of relative consensus and moderation is seen by many voters as insincere and inadequate, as many unpopular centrist leaders have discovered. Societies

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Guido Fawkes26 Feb 2026

World Economic Forum CEO Steps Down Over Epstein Ties

Borge Brende is stepping down as CEO of the World Economic Forum over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Another one bites the dust… “I am grateful for the incredible collaboration with my colleagues, partners, and constituents, and I believe now is the right moment for the Forum to continue its important work without distractions.” Brende…

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Sky News Politics26 Feb 2026

Views sought on criminalising deepfake creation in bid to tackle violence against women and girls

A new law on the creation of deepfake intimate images is being considered by the Scottish government as part of a series of reforms aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

Crime
BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error

Lord Mandelson's lawyers said police arrested the peer because of a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to move abroad.

Crime
BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error

Lord Mandelson's lawyers said police arrested the peer because of a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to move abroad.

Crime
BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Jersey passes assisted dying law - but what stage has proposal reached in UK's parliaments?

Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

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