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Guido Fawkes4 Aug 2026

Illegal Tobacco Trade At All Time Highs But HMRC Insists Black Market Is Shrinking

The illegal tobacco trade is rife in Britain. This week a Romford shop was shuttered for after officers uncovered an £8,000 stash, traders in Grimsby were found with £12,500 worth of illicit stock and three stores in the North East selling illicit tobacco and illegal vapes have been closed down by Sunderland City Council. Nationally,…

BBC Politics4 Aug 2026

Government to function as normal while Burnham on holiday, No 10 says

Downing Street says the PM remains in contact with officials, but Reform UK says he has "bunked off".

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BBC Politics4 Aug 2026

Government to function as normal while Burnham on holiday, No 10 says

Downing Street says the PM remains in contact with officials, but Reform UK says he has "bunked off".

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Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Sally-Ann Hart: Getting Britain working again is a matter of dignity

Kemi’s ‘Get Britain Working Again’ plan matters. It is a practical, workable policy where everyone who can work is encouraged and enabled to do so, where businesses are trusted to create opportunity and where support is provided with both compassion and expectation. The post Sally-Ann Hart: Getting Britain working again is a matter of dignity appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics4 Aug 2026

What could happen to prisoner early release scheme now?

The PM is changing the scheme for some prisoners after a police officer's widow said the possible early release of his killers was "deplorable".

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The Guardian Politics4 Aug 2026

Prisoner early release scheme gives Burnham his first taste of unpopularity

After a blitz of small wins, PM is finding that like Keir Starmer there is only so much he can control on the big calls UK politics live – latest updates If Andy Burnham wanted to demonstrate he was the anti-Keir Starmer, the first fortnight could not have gone better. Instead of painting a gloomy picture of tough times and an economic black hole that would only improve with sacrifices such as cutting winter fuel allowance, Burnham’s first week was a blitz of small wins including cutting bus

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The Guardian Politics4 Aug 2026

A rail nightmare: what it’s like on England’s busiest commuter-only train

This evening service from London to Crewe is hot, sweaty and heaving with people, many having to stand or sit in the gangways The 5.46pm train from London Euston to Crewe is the low point of Nikhil Patel’s week. “I’ve never gotten a seat. I always stand up even when I get here early,” says the 22-year-old, struggling to keep his balance while the gangway underneath sways from side to side. Painfully for Patel, who is commuting back and forth to the capital for a computer science internship, it’s

Guido Fawkes4 Aug 2026

Burnham’s Ministers Tell Lords: Wealthiest Will ‘Contribute More’

Burnham’s government is fleshing out its lines on tax ahead of the Budget, and already hinting at taxation of wealth. Asked about tax on working people by Tory peers, Labour ministers said in a written answer in Parliament: “Everyone is being asked to contribute to support these goals, but the Government is keeping the contribution…

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BBC Politics4 Aug 2026

Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data

It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy.

BBC Politics4 Aug 2026

Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data

It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy.

Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Blocking Grant Shapps is a monumental mistake

But it’s true that Shapps has in the past been an organiser. He was Boris’s numbers man, and strikingly good at it too. He could have used those skills for Badenoch as he did for Johnson. The post Andrew Gilligan: Blocking Grant Shapps is a monumental mistake appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes4 Aug 2026

YOUGOV: Labour and Reform Battle for First as Tories Dip by Two Points

Only one point in it at the top, with Reform gaining a point since the last poll despite the bad headlines. Pour another one out for Your Party…