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Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

Five Hundred Small Boat Migrants Crossed English Channel Today

GB News’ Mark White reveals 500 small boat migrants have made it to England so far, with “hundreds more” still in the waters. The smuggling gangs have launched at least ten boats across multiple French beaches today. A coordinated campaign – more will follow…

Immigration
Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Reform councillor charged with making grossly offensive message about Nigerians

The police have issued a statement.

Crime
Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Chase Blount: Sin taxes do not work

Sin taxes don’t work; they don’t positively or significantly reduce consumption of goods, they don’t raise government revenue by much, they cause negative industry reform, and they hurt those on lower incomes the most. The post Chase Blount: Sin taxes do not work appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Greens slammed for 'astonishingly bad judgement' over bid to review UK terrorism laws

Zack Polanski's party could hold vote on the issue even though opponents say it is the 'last thing Britain needs'

Environment
Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

Headache for Lucy Powell as Hackers Steal Hundreds of Thousands of DfE Records

The Times is reporting that hackers took more than 607,000 records from the Department for Education in an attack last week. Compromised data covers full names, job titles, phone numbers and email addresses of government officials, head teachers, and university staff… The DfE help desk and Turing Scheme records were hit. Hackers calling themselves ExfilSquad…

Education
BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Burnham doesn't rule out tax rises to fix social care

The prime minister holds cross-party talks as he speeds up review of social care in England.

Economy
Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Antisemitism campaigners attacked outside Green council in Israel row

Protesters egged outside Hackney Council as it voted to end historic twinning agreement

Environment
Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham left red-faced by hilarious pensioner who doesn't know who he is

The new prime minister was meeting care home residents, but one man thought he was a local candidate.

Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Fury as French patrolling Channel migrants shrug and say 'our orders are to let them go'

Chaotic scenes as officers accused by Tory MP of 'shameful dereliction of duty'

Immigration
The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

‘It hurts’: Starmer loyalist Phillipson fights on despite cabinet demotion

Exclusive: The minister for women and equalities has also been handed the role of Labour chair, in a not-so subtle bid to restore unity to Burnham’s government If Bridget Phillipson is angry at losing a job – which, in the brief honeymoon period at the start of Keir Starmer’s Labour government, she called the “honour of my life” – she is doing a good job of hiding it. “It hurts to lose a job you love,” she says on Tuesday. “Being education secretary was amazing … and I’m really proud of what we

PoliticsEducation
Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Harry Richer: Tolerance in Britain is a conversation we cannot keep avoiding

Comfortable conversations rarely fix anything, and Britain has been avoiding this uncomfortable conversation for twenty-plus years while some who have benefitted from our current version of tolerance have started to decide that it no longer applies to them. The post Harry Richer: Tolerance in Britain is a conversation we cannot keep avoiding appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM

Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.