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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.

Crime
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…

Politics
Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Lee Anderson rages over 'instruction manual' for migrants as he turns on French police

Handheld leaflets available in 16 languages, including Arabic, Pashto and Farsi, warn asylum seekers to avoid windy conditions, dodge cargo ships and to stay in their boats

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Morgan McSweeney: Next Election Will Still Be Reform Vs Labour

The ex-chief election strategist for Starmer’s Labour has said Reform will still be in prime position at the next election against Labour. It was once established opinion – but some see the field as more open now… Speaking at an event hosted by public relations firm Grayling last night, McSweeney played down talk of a…

Politics
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.

Crime
Conservative Home5 Aug 2026

Jasleen Chaggar: The Conservatives forget civil liberties in their call to mandate facial recognition checks

Thatcher famously declared, “Every prime minister needs a Willie.” With the upcoming Police Reform Bill about to set the rules for this potent technology, it seems she might be right. The post Jasleen Chaggar: The Conservatives forget civil liberties in their call to mandate facial recognition checks appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Labour in net zero reversal as it scraps key green rule

List of environmental demands for public contracts to be stripped out in push for jobs

Environment
BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Miliband calls on US to re-open Strait of Hormuz as he meets Rubio

A deal is "essential to ease cost-of-living pressures", Miliband says, as he heads to Washington.

BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Burnham failing public over heat threats, says Green leader

Zack Polanski has accused ministers of a "dereliction of duty" in response to this summer's heatwaves.

Environment
The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first) The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London, allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers – but with a human safety driver in place, for now. The companies said they would start trips in the UK “later this summer” before the full public launch. Continue reading...

Economy
Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Citibank CEO Says Bank Tax Hike Will Kill Investment

The chief executive of the US’ third largest bank has said UK bank tax rates are worrying. And that’s before Burnham gets his hands on them… Jane Fraser is CEO of Citi and Scottish herself. She said in London today that UK taxation of banks was harsher than New York, Paris, Frankfurt, and Dublin, and…

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