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Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Mark Brolin: Burnham may be a weather vane – but weather vanes can win

Burnham may be a full-on weather vane. But politics is full of weather vanes who win because the wind changes. If he rides a better phase, he will be hard to beat unless the Conservatives sound as if they understand the next phase better than he does. The post Mark Brolin: Burnham may be a weather vane – but weather vanes can win appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage's online spat raises one very real question

Green leader posted a guillotine image aimed at Reform counterpart - and the debate it has sparked exposes a question both sides cannot answer, writes Aaron Newbury

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Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Robert Jenrick brands Zack Polanski 'a nasty piece of work' after Farage guillotine post

Furious Reform UK spokesman demands that the Green leader clean up his party after incendiary row

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 3.75%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has voted to hold interest rates at 3.75% for the fifth time. It voted by a majority of 6–3 (hawkish) to maintain the rate against a hike. Inflation fell by more than expected. Read the full remarks here…

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Owen Jones Declares Farage Will Win Decisively in Clacton

Owen Jones has declared that Nigel Farage is certain to win in Clacton. But can Count Binface’s appearance on The Rest Is Politics turn his fortunes around? Jones went to Clacton and reports that the Reform leader has huge support, which he attempts to unpack in his Guardian column. He says “pessimism and exhaustion” are…

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BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Councillor sanctioned in row over 'sexualisation'

The leader of the Reform UK group at Devon County Council says it was important to raise concerns.

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Telegraph’s Allison Pearson Wins Defamation Payout From Essex Policing Chief

Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson has won a handsome five-figure payout and an apology from Essex’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Roger Hirst, after suing him for defamation over allegations she had incited racial hatred. Finally… Two police offers turned up at Pearson’s door in November 2024 over an ancient tweet that they claimed could amount…

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Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Three dead in latest Channel migrant tragedy as crossings continue

Trio lose their lives after trying to board a 'taxi boat' in Dunkirk

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Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Daniel Freeman: Here’s what Andy Burnham should have announced on property tax

This approach would see the government lose in the first year much of the roughly £11bn it receives from residential Stamp Duty, but this would recover over time as properties change hands and transition to the new system, and the economic benefits from a tax that does not punish moving house would be considerable. The post Daniel Freeman: Here’s what Andy Burnham should have announced on property tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Fury at Green Party mayor's 'insult' October 7 deadline letter to Israeli city

Hackney mayor Zoe Garbett sent a letter to a mayor in Israel after ending a twinning agreement and gave a deadline for a response by October 7.

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BBC Politics30 Jul 2026

Virtual interviews don't show bosses your personality, says Burnham

Interviews online may not allow young people to "shine" and communicate their "passion", the prime minister says.

Express Politics30 Jul 2026

Zack Polanski just crashed and burned - and sent a dire warning to Andy Burnham

What goes up must come down. It's an iron law of life and politics. Just ask Zack Polanski.

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