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Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer braced for PMQs grilling as Northern Ireland chaos erupts

The Prime Minister will face Kemi Badenoch in the Commons at midday, after chaos rocked the streets of Belfast last night.

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Man to appear in court over Belfast knife attack as rioting described as ‘race-based pogrom’ by SDLP leader – UK politics live

30-year-old man to appear in court today charged with attempted murder, with Keir Starmer expected to face questions on the disorder during PMQs Good morning. Soon after becoming PM in 2024, Keir Starmer had to deal with a period of rioting in England, prompted by the Southport murders and mostly targeted at asylum seekers. Last night, in Northern Ireland, there were similar race riots, triggered by a knife attack involving a Sudanese suspect. Here is our overnight story about the rioting. And t

Tories to force vote to protect veteran and youth rail discounts

The Conservatives will force a Commons vote to protect rail discounts for veterans, armed forces families and young people amid Labour nationalisation fears.

Most Makerfield voters say offensive posts would put them off candidate, poll finds

Survey in run-up to byelection also finds support for water renationalisation, wealth tax and cap on political donations A majority of voters in Makerfield say they would be less likely to vote for an election candidate if they have posted offensive content on social media, polling shows. The polling for the campaign group 38 Degrees, undertaken by Survation, asked 518 voters in the Makerfield constituency for their views on a range of issues, with 55% saying they would be less likely to vote fo

Belfast violence prompts fight on the right

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Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

Justice secretary’s plans likely to increase black people’s suspicion of court system, committee suggests David Lammy’s planned changes to the criminal courts in England and Wales could have a “far-reaching” impact on race relations, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded. The deputy prime minister’s plan to remove the right to elect for a crown court trial “has the potential to increase mistrust in the criminal justice system among the black community”, the justice select committee said,

The Right Angle: Boilers and By-Elections

What did Reform insiders think of Robert Kenyon’s Question Time performance? Which backbencher is impressing higher-ups in the Tories? And which shadow frontbencher is said to be allergic to policy formation? Become a Guido member to find out… Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also get exclusive access to our events, including our recent live panel…

Badenoch criticises Macpherson report and calls for more stop and search

Tory leader takes aim at police guidance and says more black boys searched means more black lives saved UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has argued that Britain took a wrong turn after the landmark Macpherson report into the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence, and said that it didn’t matter how many young black boys were stopped and searched by police. The Conservative leader made the comments as she announced plans to scrap the obligation on public bodies to consider how they c

Nigel Farage to headline Liz Truss’s UK CPAC conference after apparent snub

Reform had previously suggested Farage would be ‘steering clear’ of event, modelled on US conservative gathering UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage will be headlining at an American conservative summit brought to the UK by Liz Truss next month alongside a raft of hard-right speakers, despite his party previously suggesting he would be “steering clear”. The Reform UK leader has announced he will speak in July at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), which claims it wan

A-level student elected to Jersey parliament congratulated by Trump

Gabriel Raimondo, who put his studies on hold to run in Channel Islands, is one of world’s youngest politicians Most politicians who win an election in Jersey are probably satisfied with a pat on the back from their supporters and a mention in the local newspapers. But after becoming one of the youngest politicians in the world, Gabriel Raimondo received a message of congratulations from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Fears That Swarm of Fake Violent Farage Ads on X Is Linked to Foreign State

There are concerns among hawkish wonks in Westminster that the proliferation of ads on X featuring AI images of Nigel Farage scrapping with Andrew Bailey on Question Time is connected to a foreign state which could be gathering info on Westminster. The ads – coming from any number of small accounts – have been infuriating…