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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Puritanical Green MP Insists She ‘Loves WKD Alcopops’

New Green MP Hannah Spencer has doubled down after declaring over the weekend that MPs and parliamentarians in general should not drink in Parliament. In a post on her Instagram today she declared that she ‘loves a blue WKD as much as the next hun.’ Oh boy… She said: “Now, I love a blue wicked…

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Birmingham bins announcement is 'cynical' says Green Party leader

Zack Polanski speaks to BBC Radio WM ahead of the local elections on 7 May.

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Green Party ideas wildly unpopular – but my research shows we dismiss them at our peril

OPINION - LORD ASHCROFT: Provably bad policies are not enough to stop a party gaining power.

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Green Party to Try Own ‘Attack Operation’: Every Time Polanski Complained About ‘Smears’

Guido hears Zack Polanski’s Green Party is to attempt an attack and rebuttal operation of its own after a slew of stories have landed on its candidates in the local elections. No longer good enough to be greener than green… plus ça change… Only a year ago the Greens had no real operational press unit…

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Hannah Spencer riles fellow MPs with attack on parliament’s drinking culture

Green party byelection winner says ‘you can smell the alcohol when people are in between votes’ UK politics live – latest updates When Hannah Spencer spoke of her shock that in Westminster “you can smell the alcohol when people are in between votes”, she may not have expected such a lively response. The Green party MP, who won the Gorton and Denton byelection in February, made the comments in an interview with the Joe website, saying she was “really uneasy” about the drinking culture in parlia

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Swinney will call vote on referendum powers after Scottish elections

Top aide says SNP leader will seek approval to press for independence even if he fails to win majority on 7 May John Swinney will call a vote seeking independence powers on the first day of the next Scottish parliament even if he fails to win an overall majority, his aides have said. The Scottish National Party leader’s senior adviser indicated that if necessary, he would rely on support from the pro-independence Scottish Greens to win that vote in order to demand the UK government gives Holyroo

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax

Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for them The parties most likely to win the Senedd election next month offer radically different futures for Wales, but all six are facing criticism for not being “upfront” in their manifestos about the fiscal challenges the next Welsh government will face. Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform UK, the Green party, the Conservative party, and the Liberal Democrats are

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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Rural communities demand help taking up green diesel which avoids heat pump costs

A 20% HVO blend could deliver the equivalent carbon savings of 347,000 heat pump installations, it has been suggested.

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BBC Politics27 Apr 2026

Lib Dems pledge £5k rewards for illegal waste tip-offs

The party says the payouts would help tackle an "environmental emergency" faced by councils.

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BBC Politics27 Apr 2026

Lib Dems pledge £5k rewards for illegal waste tip-offs

The party says the payouts would help tackle an "environmental emergency" faced by councils.

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Environment Secretary: We’re Spending Too Much Time Talking About Mandelson

Emma Reynolds when asked by Sophy Ridge if the Mandelson affair is a “Westminster bubble” story said: “I think we are spending too much time talking about it.” Reynolds claimed people on the doorstep aren’t mentioning the Mandelson affair, though did not deny they had pretty strong views on ‘Starmer’s leadership’…

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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing

Conservatives currently hold four seats on the council, which we’re defending of course. We’re also advancing in areas that haven’t been considered viable before, like Greenford and Southall. The post Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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