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Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Breckland and a seat from Reform UK in Norfolk. The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Peterborough. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics17 Jul 2026

Greens leader renews call for extra security after Ann Widdecombe death

Zack Polanski says he "hasn't been offered anything" despite concerns over he and other politicians' safety.

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Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Patrick English: Badenoch’s positioning on Net Zero is brave – because the numbers are not really in her favour

It can be argued that the Net Zero positioning is less against climate change action itself, but one rooted in economics. The prospective danger is that Badenoch and the Conservatives get bogged down constantly making complex arguments and outlining such connections while other parties jump straight to the central issues. The post Patrick English: Badenoch’s positioning on Net Zero is brave – because the numbers are not really in her favour appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026

POLL: Labour Set to Win Easily in Greater Manchester

New polling in Manchester from YouGov: Labour candidate Bev Craig is set to beat Reform UK’s Sian Astley by 62% to 38% in the second round of the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election Craig also leads on first preference votes, taking 38% to Astley’s 24%, with the Greens’ Geraldine Coggins in third on 17% By 44%…

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BBC Politics17 Jul 2026

'We are reaching breaking point in this country' - Green Party leader

The Green party leader speaks to BBC Breakfast ahead of Andy Burnham's speech.

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BBC Politics17 Jul 2026

'We are reaching breaking point in this country' - Green Party leader

The Green party leader speaks to BBC Breakfast ahead of Andy Burnham's speech.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

Burnham too influenced by ‘vested interests’ to offer change, Polanski says

Exclusive: Green party launches pushback against idea that next PM will have more left-leaning agenda than Starmer UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham is “too in hock to vested interests” to offer real change, Zack Polanski has said as the Greens launched a pushback against the incoming prime minister, portraying him as cautious and weak on such areas as wealth taxes, Gaza and rent controls. Under Polanski’s leadership the Green party in England and Wales has more than tripled its m

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

How green is Andy Burnham? Britain’s next PM faces tough climate decisions

Heatwaves, high energy prices, calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling are all high on the to-do list UK politics live – latest updates Wildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester, whose former mayor Andy Burnham stands on the threshold of No 10. Amid three UK heatwaves so far this year, which have killed thousands of people in England and Wales, damaged harvests and left children crying in classrooms, the new prime minister’s plans for the climate crisis rema

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Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's scrambling to snatch Green votes – I'll be surprised if he lasts a year

OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: He's debasing himself and his party and it won't even work!

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Guido Fawkes15 Jul 2026

Newest Green MP Hires Staff for Less Than the UK Living Wage

The Green Party’s newest MP is hiring staff for under the average Living Wage. Shocking… Hannah Spencer is hiring a parliamentary officer for between £25,528 – £32,550. The lower amount for working in Manchester, the upper for London… The UK Living Wage as stated by the campaign, however, is £26,227.50 outside of London for a…

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The Guardian Politics15 Jul 2026

Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy

Councillors pass motion that paves way to setting up drugs-consumption facility where users can be helped and treated UK politics live – latest updates Bristol has been formally declared a “city of harm reduction”, with local politicians pledging to focus on helping and treating users of illegal drugs rather than punishing them. Green councillors, who lead the city council, said the declaration was a clear signal that public health rather than criminal justice solutions were needed to tackle t

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The Guardian Politics15 Jul 2026

Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1

Exclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letter The UK government has been accused of “rushing through” planning changes that could give developers permission to “trash” nature for as little as £1. A letter signed by more than 100 conservationists, scientists, celebrities and businesses, including the actor and writer Stephen Fry and the broadcaster Chris Packham, has urged the incoming prime minister, Andy B

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