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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Fury as Keir Starmer 'misled' MPs over defence spending - 'Labour lies!'

Sir Keir's comments to the UKSA committee had been "incorrect and misleading".

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BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told

More than 120 MPs and peers have asked the chancellor to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.

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The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

The Guardian view on the Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch: purging moderation is not 'common sense' | Editorial

A row over a local council candidate reveals a deeper problem with the Tory leader’s diagnosis of her party’s electoral predicament Kemi Badenoch has been clear about the qualifying criteria for prospective Conservative MPs. They must be “serious people who understand common sense,” she has said. The situation in local government is different, as demonstrated by Mrs Badenoch’s ill-judged support for a former neo-Nazi, selected to stand as a councillor in Somerset next year. Joshua Bonehill-Paine

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

The Right Angle: Time for a ‘Reset’…

Welcome back to the Right Angle, the insiders’ guide on the what’s happening on the British right. All the latest gossip, exclusively for Guido members… Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events. Click here to become a member today…

Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Former antisemitic internet troll quits as Tory council candidate after huge backlash

Ex neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to contest election withdraws

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Warning that councils flouting single-sex spaces rules face legal action

Councils refusing to follow the law risk legal action, the head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has declared

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The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

Former neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Conservative election candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted of harassing Jewish MP, says Badenoch has offered him advisory role instead • UK politics live – latest updates A former neo-Nazi activist who was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP has withdrawn as a Conservative election candidate after his selection prompted an outcry from Jewish groups and others. Joshua Bonehill-Paine said on Wednesday he had withdrawn from next year’s local elections, and that Kemi Badenoch had instead offered him a role as an advis

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Chris Packham blasts Andy Burnham for 'dereliction of duty' as Britain sizzles

Labour has been blasted for not taking the threat from high temperatures as seriously

BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate

It follows a backlash against the party's decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.

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BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Ed Miliband dodges questions over calling Donald Trump an 'idiot' and 'racist'

Uncomfortable moment as new Foreign Secretary asked about his previous attacks on the president during a visit to the US

Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Reform Reports Former Neo-Nazi Tory Council Candidate to Electoral Commission

Reform has said that its barristers have reported Joshua Bonehill-Paine, the prospective council candidate in the Crewkerne South by-election, to the Electoral Commission. They want the quango to intervene… Reform says: “The party has queried whether AI videos published by him on the ‘Crewkerne Man’ and ‘Crewkerne Gazette’ accounts has been commissioned on behalf of…

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