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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 Apr 2026

Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in July Keir Starmer has promised to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by introducing legislation in the next session of parliament in July. On a trip to Kenton united synagogue in north-west London on Thursday, the prime minister said he wanted “to make Britain a country where our Jewish community feels safe”. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran war The UK’s position on the Falklands is resolute and unchanging, Downing Street has insisted, after a leaked Pentagon internal email proposed the US should reassess its support for Britain’s claim to the islands because of a lack of support over Iran. Keir Starmer’s spokesperson did not push back against the likely veracity of the email but insisted that the UK’s defence and security

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Express Politics24 Apr 2026

Starmer fires back at Trump after threat to review Britain's claim to Falkland Islands

Pentagon officials are exploring ways the USs can punish NATO countries for failing to support the Iran war.

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BBC Politics24 Apr 2026

No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review'

An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war.

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Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

Shadow Justice Secretary Refers Attorney General to Bar Standards Board

Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy has referred Attorney General Richard Hermer to the Bar Standards Board for his role in the Al-Sweady litigation against British troops. Alleging professional misconduct… Timothy alleges that Hermer took the case on a conditional fee arrangement instead of off the cab rank, and continued as lead counsel even after it…

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry

Rival to government plans would scrap net zero policies, as party aims to woo sector after decades of job losses Reform UK has asked steel bosses to draw up an “alternative steel strategy” to rival recent government plans, stoking industry fears over a charm offensive by Nigel Farage’s party as it eyes gains in former Labour heartlands. Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, met a group of bosses shortly before Labour announced new steel tariffs in March and commissioned them to draft a competing

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

Rightwing populism is littered with broken promises. Its opponents need to make those failures count | Andy Beckett

As Trump lurches from tariffs to wars and Farage makes unrealistic pledges about immigration, their impunity needs to end Rightwing populists always promise they will get things done when they get into power. Immigration will be halted. Government waste will be eradicated. Traditional values will be revived. National decline will be halted. National greatness will be restored. Relations with the outside world will be redrawn. Great tasks that, for decades, have been beyond the capability and wil

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Express Politics24 Apr 2026

POLL: Will paying France to deport migrants solve Channel crisis?

Britain will cough up £660m to deport illegal arrivals despite widespread warnings that the deal will not work

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Andrew Griffith: Our national debt, the ‘War Bond’ wheeze and Labour’s gilt

Every hour of every day, Britain relies on the kindness of strangers. Unbeknownst to most on the Government benches, our national debt now stands at close to £2.9 trillion, equivalent to over 93 per cent of our GDP and nearly three times the Government’s annual tax take. The post Andrew Griffith: Our national debt, the ‘War Bond’ wheeze and Labour’s gilt appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May?

Anas Sarwar speaks to the Guardian about why he thinks the polls are wrong and how he hopes to end the SNP’s near 20-year dominance at Holyrood Anas Sarwar says he is certain he can pull off one of the greatest escape acts of modern British politics. It is 14 days until the Holyrood election, and the polls consistently show Scottish Labour is in a battle simply to come second, never mind win. Those polls are wrong, Sarwar says, and in two weeks plans to prove it. Claiming to be “more than happy”

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Sky News Politics24 Apr 2026

Green ambitions, leaving NATO and apologising over breast hypnosis claim - Polanski's success brings more scrutiny

Zack Polanski is on walkabout in Manchester with Hannah Spencer, the Green's newest MP.

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The Guardian Politics24 Apr 2026

Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax

US president accuses UK of thinking it can ‘make an easy buck’ from US tech companies, weeks after warning that UK–US trade deal can be changed Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies. Continue reading...

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