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Express Politics8 Jun 2026

Trump plots to buy Chagos Islands in fresh blow to Starmer's Mauritius deal

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to buy the Chagos Islands in the latest blow to Sir Keir Starmer's controversial plans to hand them to Mauritius.

Guido Fawkes8 Jun 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (June Edition)

Every month, we publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in Reform based on our readers’ responses. Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Here’s how last month played out… 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47…

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Express Politics8 Jun 2026

Labour bans traditional tumble dryers to impose Brussels Net Zero madness on Britain

Labour's plans to adopt EU laws will ban traditional tumble dryers nationwide.

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Express Politics8 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer warns of growing threat to children as full horror of abuse revealed

Perverts are taking innocent pictures or clips of children from social media accounts and using AI to convert them into abuse videos.

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BBC Politics8 Jun 2026

Lib Dems propose energy price discounts for all households

The party estimates savings of £100-a-year on average for every household under the scheme.

Guido Fawkes8 Jun 2026

Labour Plots 30 July for Manchester Mayoral Election if Burnham Wins

According to Michael Crick 30 July is the date planned for a Greater Manchester mayoral election in the case of a Burnham victory in Makerfield. Which looks likely… According to the rules the election would have to be held by 6 August. Would Andy campaign? Or would he be too busy unseating Starmer… Labour is…

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Matthew Jeffery: The Long Read –  Kemi, it’s time to shuffle the pack

You can’t achieve renewal with faces associated with the past. The next election will not be won through nostalgia for previous Conservative governments or cautious opposition alone but by convincing the country that the party once again possesses confidence, clarity and ambition. The post Matthew Jeffery: The Long Read –  Kemi, it’s time to shuffle the pack appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sky News Politics8 Jun 2026

AI to be used in crown courts to reduce time victims have to wait

The government is piloting the use of artificial intelligence in the crown court, with a raft of new technology projects aiming to deliver improvements across the justice system and tackle the court backlog.

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Guido Fawkes8 Jun 2026

Music Company Received More Than £35,000 of Taxpayer Cash After Funding Burnham’s Glastonbury Stay

Andy Burnham accepted free accommodation at Glastonbury festival from a music royalties company months before the Greater Manchester Combined Authority paid it more than £35,000. Must have been a nice tent… Burnham registered £1,000 of Glastonbury accommodation in June last year for two from PRS for Music LTD. Four months later, on 27 October, GMCA…

Economy
The Guardian Politics8 Jun 2026

Unions attack ‘year-long delay’ for Tata Steel furnace’s grid connection in south Wales

Government urged to help speed up vital industrial project amid growing alarm over National Grid delays Trade unions have called for the government to intervene to speed up Tata Steel’s connection to the electricity grid in south Wales, after the company said its new furnace would be delayed by up to a year. Tata Steel last month told investors that National Grid had said it would face a six- to eight-month delay. That could stretch to 12 months amid unexpected engineering difficulties. Continu

Sky News Politics8 Jun 2026

Swinney won't say whether Sturgeon should hand back Murrell gifts

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has said it is for the courts to decide whether Nicola Sturgeon should be forced to give back gifts bought for her by Peter Murrell using embezzled SNP cash.

Crime
BBC Politics8 Jun 2026

Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones

Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.