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Express Politics15 Jun 2026

Ed Miliband's net zero savaged by his own MPs who say it is shipping jobs overseas

Labour opponents to climate madness team up with Conservatives to torpedo flagship agenda

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

WATCH: Defence Ministers Dragged to House of Commons to Answer Questions on Defence Investment Plan

The Speaker has granted Kemi Badenoch an Urgent Question to drag defence ministers to the Commons to discuss the Defence Investment Plan: “To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the ability of the armed…

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The Guardian Politics15 Jun 2026

How will the under-16s social media ban work? – podcast

Keir Starmer has announced his social media ban for under-16s. The proposals are tougher than expected, and include a ban on major apps such as TikTok, Instagram, X, Snapchat, YouTube and Facebook. Plus, the Makerfield byelection is on Thursday. How will team Starmer be preparing for a potential Andy Burnham win? Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

THREE Days to Go… Who Will Win the Makerfield By-Election?

Guido’s Adam Cherry headed up to Makerfield ahead of this Thursday’s historic by-election. What do voters really think? Will Andy Burnham win? Will Restore Britain cost Reform the victory? Watch the video above to find out… Subscribe to Guido on YouTube to get ALL our exclusive videos sent straight to your inbox. Never miss a…

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Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Bernard Argente: Supping with the devil, so the story goes, requires a very long spoon – or just refusing to eat

Political pundits and even conservative ones, such as Jacob Rees-Mogg, believe they have found the remedy for the Conservative Party: working with Reform UK. From my political insight alone, I can assure you this remedy is more like fool's gold. The post Bernard Argente: Supping with the devil, so the story goes, requires a very long spoon – or just refusing to eat appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

Badenoch Slaps Down Tory MPs for Calling Russian Tanker Seizure ‘PR Stunt’

Kemi Badenoch has hit back in strong terms at claims – including by some of her MPs – that the seizure of a Russian shadow fleet tanker amounts to a PR stunt. Oh dear… There was speculation and attack over the weekend after the tanker was seized. Tory MP Ben Obese-Jecty jumped on it and…

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Sky News Politics15 Jun 2026

Russia's Starmer plot - the fallout

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

Downing Street Can’t Say How Social Media Ban Will Actually Work

The government has not worked out how its social media ban will work. Quelle surprise… At the Lobby briefing of political journalists Starmer’s spokesman said the UK is pursuing the “same model as Australia” when it comes to selecting which websites to ban – it’s user to user platforms. Messaging services are not included, neither…

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The Guardian Politics15 Jun 2026

Listen to manufacturers and unions: high electricity prices are killing industry | Nils Pratley

Make UK and TUC are right – ministers need a proper strategy to cut energy costs before there are more closures Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices The manufacturing lobby group, Make UK, and the Trades Union Congress have picked a bad moment to plead for urgent relief for the nation’s industrial companies from sky-high electricity prices. The cabinet is tearing itself apart over defence spending, so even a “one minute to midnight” call for an extra £3bn

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BBC Politics15 Jun 2026

Assisted dying returns to Parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'

Lauren Edwards says she will bring the exact same bill which was narrowly passed by the Commons but ran out of time in the Lords.

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

LIVE: Badenoch Gives Speech on Defence

After James Cartlidge failed to answer on Sunday how the Tories would fund a major boost to defence spending. At least they don’t make it up on the hoof… Badenoch sets out three Tory ‘tests’ for the DIP: Full £28 billion must be committed. Funding for plan must not be backloaded to next parliament. Funding…

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Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Calum Davies: Plaid may have power now but they don’t seem in a hurry to do anything with it

As patient and committed nationalists, the pursuit of independence will infect the decision-making of ministers for the foreseeable, but the general perception in Welsh political circles is the lack of ambition Plaid seem to have in sharp contrast to their campaign rhetoric. The post Calum Davies: Plaid may have power now but they don’t seem in a hurry to do anything with it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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