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Guido Fawkes3 Aug 2026

Labour Wars: Burnham’s First Fortnight…

To get the inside track on what Burnham’s really up to, become a Guido member. Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events, like our recent debate, Is Britain Broken, featuring Zia Yusuf, Fraser Nelson, and David Frost. Click here to become a member today… As ever, cracks emerge once…

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The Guardian Politics3 Aug 2026

Does Andy Burnham really hate London? He wouldn’t be the only one | Zoe Williams

Both left and right have it in for Britain’s capital. But is London a stabby wasteland, a den of faceless bureaucrats, or just a mess of overprivileged wokerati? ‘I’ve seen no evidence of Andy being anti-London,” the capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, told the Evening Standard last week, which is quaint and adorable: evidence is so 2009. This is all about feels. Some feel that the prime minister disfavours the capital because he frequently mentions that neoliberalism hasn’t delivered a fair deal for t

The Guardian Politics3 Aug 2026

‘Clacton voters need a serious person’: the independent candidates taking on Nigel Farage – and Count Binface

Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent In the town square in Clacton, in the blazing midday sunshine, some of the candidates for the upcoming byelection made their pitch to a scattering of potential voters, passing Deliveroo drivers and a giant seagull. But as the independent candidate Attieh Fard shouted into a megaphone that she would be a voice for Clacton, a passing youth shouted “Where’s Binface?” Continue reading...

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Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Joseph Eve: The Blairites stole Disraeli from us

Far from being forever lost to the Blairites within the party, Disraeli is a thinker that true conservatives can and should draw upon for inspiration. The battle over his legacy may well decide the future of our party. The post Joseph Eve: The Blairites stole Disraeli from us appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics3 Aug 2026

Reform UK's Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog

Tice says the complaint related to a debate on Israeli influence and whether he should have referenced his register of interests.

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The Guardian Politics3 Aug 2026

Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months earlier than previously stated

Admission may undermine Farage’s account of circumstances surrounding £5m gift from crypto billionaire UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has admitted he held talks about the possibility of returning as Reform UK’s leader months before the 2024 general election, potentially undermining his own account of the circumstances in which he received a £5m gift from a crypto billionaire. It was reported at the weekend Farage had struck a deal with the party’s then leader, Richard Tice, and

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Guido Fawkes3 Aug 2026

BREAKING: Rod Liddle Dies Aged 66

Rod Liddle has died at the age of 66 after a short illness, News UK announced this afternoon. Rest in peace.

Guido Fawkes3 Aug 2026

POLL: Tories Better Off With an Outsider in 2028 London Mayoral Race

The early battle lines are being drawn for the 2028 London mayoral race. New polling from Opinium suggests if the Tories even want to be viable, they would perform better with a fresh candidate from outside Westminster than with a former minister. No one has thrown their hat in the ring yet. Expect Guido’s runners…

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Express Politics3 Aug 2026

Labour 'taking the public for fools' after denying net zero will raise energy bills

Green levies 'going to soar' thanks to the party's climate change policies, warn Tories

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Express Politics3 Aug 2026

Kemi Badenoch handed massive boost as she's now the favourite to be next UK prime minister

Nigel Farage was hotly tipped to take the keys of No 10, but the tables appear to have turned to the Tory leader's advantage

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Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Daniel Vollborth: By-elections have been weaponised

Thus it appears that by-elections are poised to take on a bigger role in political strategy in years to come. Parties and MPs are well within their rights, as they stand, to force them to happen, though necessarily must run the risk of losing or, potentially worse, end up alone against a bin. The post Daniel Vollborth: By-elections have been weaponised appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes3 Aug 2026

Farage Says He’s “Open-Minded” About Restore Pact

Nigel Farage confirmed at a Reform press conference this morning that he reached out to Rupert Lowe last night, after the Restore leader declared the pair should put their bad blood aside “for the good of the country“. Farage claimed today he is “open-minded” about “talks”… “On the Rupert Lowe stuff, my understanding is he…

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