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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics10 May 2026

Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future

With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones In a small workshop in England’s East Midlands, engineers at the British startup Skycutter are designing weapons for Ukraine. A row of 3D printers make the fuselage for interceptor drones, while parts such as motors and navigation chips are slotted together by hand. The same process happens hundreds of thousands of times a month in partner Ukrainian factories. The swarms of cheap, dea

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward UK politics live – latest updates MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week. Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins

Tyrone Scott, who didn’t think he had a hope in the election, wants to help the Greens rebuild ‘community cohesion’ in Hackney You would expect most political candidates who pull off a shock win to celebrate their victory, maybe with a glass of bubbly and excitement for the challenges of elected office ahead. But on Friday, as thousands of new councillors celebrated their triumphs, some surprise victors were less than pleased. Green party handlers apologised to one newly elected councillor in Fi

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party

Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapse UK politics live – latest updates By Friday night, Keir Starmer and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour’s collapse in the Senedd was even more total than the most pessimistic predictions. For more than 100 years, Welsh Labour was the democratic world’s most s

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK

SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’ John Swinney has said he plans to work with the nationalist first ministers in Wales and Northern Ireland in a coordinated opposition to Labour’s policies on the cost of living and UK government spending. The Scottish National party leader said he had spoken to Michelle O’Neill, the Sinn Féin first minister of Northern Ireland, on Friday night after she had called to congratulate him on his party

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girls UK politics live – latest updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Keir Starmer has brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisersin a move to ease the mounting pressure on the prime minister to resign after the disastrous election results for Labour. Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Labour party loses more than 1,400 English council seats and crashes out in Welsh and Scottish parliament votes • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, is facing increasing pressure to set a date for his departure after elections across much of the country resulted in massive losses for his ruling Labour party. With the bulk of results now counted after voting on Thursday, Labour had lost more than 1,400 representatives from English councils, the local gover

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

Several frontbenchers told the Guardian they agreed the prime minister’s time in office should not go beyond the end of the year 2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions In the wake of the local election results, Keir Starmer faced calls to stand down after voters handed a damning verdict on the Labour party. Starmer took responsibility after Labour lost hundreds of councillors in England and suffered humiliation in Wales, but he made clear that he would not quit,

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform

Amid public apathy and frustration, Labour and Reform tie for second behind the SNP, while Greens claim ‘seismic’ fourth place Long before the final votes were counted in Scotland, veteran Labour politicians said it was a defeat made in Downing Street. When the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, strode into the Glasgow count arena on Friday afternoon flanked by sombre-faced activists, the scene was a mirror image to the same venue in 2024, when his resurgent party won 36 seats from the Scottis

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds

Exclusive: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is preferred choice of new leader for 42% of those surveyed Full results from England, Scotland and Wales The majority of Labour members say they do not believe Keir Starmer can turn around the party’s fortunes, while 45% say the prime minister should step down. The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, was the first preference for 42% of members, who were asked to rank their preferred successor. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

These election results don’t mean tacking left or right, but delivering for the whole country | Keir Starmer

In the coming days I will be setting out our path to break with the status quo once and for all by building a stronger and fairer UK These were very tough election results. It hurts to lose brilliant local candidates and leaders – friends and colleagues who represent the best of the Labour party. I take responsibility for that and feel it very deeply. It is right we reflect and learn the right lessons. While the results will understandably lead to much debate about what’s changed in British poli

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership

Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents make significant gains, although no party has yet won majority Elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Latest news updates and analysis from election night The Labour party’s 14-year leadership in Birmingham has come to an end after Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents made significant gains in the UK’s second-largest city. No party has yet won an overall majority at Birmingham city council, one of Europe’s largest local au

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