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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

UK offers to host international security summit on reopening strait of Hormuz

Defence chiefs have been discussing how to unblock the conduit for about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies The UK has offered to host an international security summit to draw up a “viable, collective plan” to reopen the strait of Hormuz as economic fallout from the Iran conflict continues. Defence chiefs have been discussing how they might unblock the vital shipping lane, through which about 20% of global oil supplies usually pass, amid the Middle East crisis unleashed by the US and Israel. C

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Police were ‘too busy’ to investigate theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone despite potentially sensitive contents

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff’s phone was stolen in central London in October Police were “too busy” to investigate the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone, despite the potential sensitivity of his messages and contacts, according to reports. Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff told the Metropolitan police that his phone had been stolen in central London when he was returning home from a restaurant on 20 October last year, the Times reported. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Reeves slips into yoga voice to try to soothe fears over costs of Trump’s war | John Crace

The chancellor was meant to set out her contingency plans but it was an announcement without any announcements in it You have to feel a bit sorry for the chancellor. Roughly four weeks ago, Rachel Reeves had come to the Commons to deliver her spring statement. A moderately upbeat picture of the nation’s finances that didn’t necessarily coincide with people’s lived experience. Still, it more or less did the trick. Bought her another six months until the autumn budget. Or so she thought. Now, than

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom

Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girls Men and boys need as much protection as women and girls from harmful influencers and “the worst parts of the internet”, a group of MPs have told Ofcom as they called for the regulator to give specific guidance to online platforms. More than 60 Labour MPs have written to the Ofcom chief executive, Melanie Dawes, urging her to protect men and boys from “manosphere” influencers who may e

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Labour lost white working-class voters to Greens in Gorton and Denton, party analysis finds

Lucy Powell says byelection sends message people need ‘reason’ to vote Labour, as party chiefs mull change in strategy UK politics live – latest updates Labour lost significant numbers of white working-class voters to the Greens in Gorton and Denton, the party’s postmortem has concluded, after it came third in the Greater Manchester byelection last month. The Greens won the byelection, with Reform in second place. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Reform UK suspends mayoral candidate over comments on Jewish group

Chris Parry referred to members of neighbourhood watch group as ‘cosplayers’ after ambulance arson attack Reform UK has suspended one of its key mayoral candidates after he described members of a Jewish neighbourhood watch group as “cosplayers” and likened them to “Islamists on horseback”. Chris Parry, who had remained the mayoral candidate for Hampshire despite a previous controversy in which he said David Lammy should “go home” to the Caribbean, made the latest comments on Monday about Shomrim

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

UK defence firms ‘bleeding cash’ as delayed spending plan leaves industry in ‘paralysis’

Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaving UK behind in global race for funding Defence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleeding cash” as they wait for a long-delayed UK military spending plan for the next decade, MPs have heard. Industry groups said that a more than six-month delay to the defence investment plan (DIP) has also left the UK behind Germany and the US in attracting cash from global investors. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

What levers could Rachel Reeves pull to help with rising prices?

What the chancellor could do to counter the economic impacts of Iran war, from stopping price gouging to cancelling fuel duty rises Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves updated MPs on Tuesday about the steps the government was taking to cushion the impact of the Iran war on consumers and the UK economy. The chancellor stopped short of announcing specific immediate support but said she was contingency planning for the tough months ahea

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Starmer’s press tormentors are merciless. He either needs to fight back or bypass them | Jane Martinson

Now the rightwing press are accusing the PM of cowardice over Iran. He must stop letting them craft his narrative and create his own If there was one thing Keir Starmer might have hoped the UK media would support him over, it was his refusal to follow a US president blindly into war in the Middle East. After all, his Labour predecessor Tony Blair only really got hammered in the press over warmongering in Iraq. Those hopes must now be dashed. On Sunday, three major newspaper groups led with dire

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Ed Davey accuses Reform UK and Tories of importing ‘Trump-style divisive politics’

Lib Dems will focus on ‘rolling up their sleeves and getting things done’, leader says at launch of local election campaign Ed Davey has accused Reform UK and the Conservatives of importing “Trump-style divisive politics” as he launched the Liberal Democrats’ 7 May local elections campaign, promising the party would focus on “fixing things for your community”. He also raised concerns that energy bill support being considered by the UK government would not include people on middle incomes who he

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

MPs accuse social media firms of Iran misinformation

Parliamentary hearing focused on online harms from X, TikTok and Meta including use of AI to nudify young girls UK politics live – latest updates MPs have accused “complacent” social media giants of spreading Iran war misinformation, allowing political deepfakes that could threaten elections and still enabling the use of AI to nudify young girls. In a testy parliamentary hearing that exposed deepening frustration among MPs with big tech firms, X, TikTok and Meta listed measures they have taken

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills

Chancellor says package offered by Liz Truss’s government was unaffordable and any future help will be targeted Rachel Reeves has ruled out universal support to deal with any future rise in energy bills, saying any government help would be targeted, and criticised the support offered by Liz Truss’s government as unaffordable and irresponsible. The chancellor also said she would review the planned fuel duty rise in September, but she did not commit to delaying or postponing it. Continue reading.

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