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BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil

Andy Burnham says he told the US president he couldn't ignore North Sea resources when people are struggling.

BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil

Andy Burnham says he told the US president he couldn't ignore North Sea resources when people are struggling.

BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court

The UK's highest court gives Palestine Action permission to appeal the government's proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation.

Crime
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Taxpayer Spent £10,000 on Every ‘Soft Power Council’ Meeting Skived Off by Cabinet Ministers

A useless government council which was skived off by Cabinet ministers cost £10,000 every time it met, new figures reveal. Cheap by Civil Service standards… The ‘Soft Power Council’ launched under the last Starmer government to co-ordinate between the Foreign Office and DCMS on projecting British influence. It was skived off by Lisa Nandy and…

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Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Mega dinghies overrun Channel as Home Office claims things are getting better

People smugglers shift their tactics and resort to violence, yet Government thinks France is now a 'less viable launch point'

Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Labour handles prison crisis in 'worst possible way' as early release backfires

Thousands of inmates freed end up being recalled to jail anyway, as Government struggles to tackle overcrowding

Crime
Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage underwent urgent surgery on week of Ann Widdecombe death

Reform UK leader reveals medical procedure took place just before beloved politician died

Reform
The Guardian Politics30 Jul 2026

Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate Reform UK over donations

Exclusive: Reform’s Robert Jenrick says party confident it followed all rules at the time, after latest Guardian revelations The Electoral Commission has been asked to investigate whether Reform UK has broken donations rules, after the Guardian revealed that the convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred more than $2m to his mother in the days before her donations to the party in 2024. Labour’s new chair, Bridget Phillipson, wrote to the commission on Thursday asking for it to examine the d

Reform
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Labour Says It Is Trying to Push Ahead on Chagos Deal With USA

After Guido revealed the new Chagos minister campaigned for the islands to be used as a back door for illegal immigration to the UK the Burnham government is signalling it wants to move forward with the surrender deal. Continuity Starmerism… This week Tory peer Baroness Finn asked the government what the status is of the…

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The Guardian Politics30 Jul 2026

Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political football

Honest Bob was rattled at the idea of joining cross-party talks on social care. Why bother behaving as a serious opposition? When you’ve lost the trust of GB News, when you’re too deranged, too extreme and too outright mendacious for your biggest fan, then you know you are in trouble. You can almost sense the panic beginning to set in at Reform HQ. No longer topping the opinion polls. A new prime minister resetting the dial, the public increasingly choosing optimism over grievance. A party mired

Politics
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

The Five Government Ministers Who Voted Against Trident Renewal

Further to Guido’s reporting earlier today on Louise Haigh, it is only fair to mention that she is not the only sitting government minister who voted against renewing Britain’s nuclear defences in 2016. All while Burnham reheats a previous announcement to prove how serious he is about this… Angela Rayner, Lisa Nandy, Ian Murray and…

Defence
Sky News Politics30 Jul 2026

Harriet Harman: Ban men from running for next Labour leader

Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said Labour should ban men from running in its next leadership election.

Politics