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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

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…

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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

UK Defence Plan Not Mentioned Once at Cabinet

The small matter of defence spending was not mentioned once at this morning’s Cabinet meeting. The elusive Defence Investment Plan is still without a publication date, and ministers are now in furious clashes over proposed cuts to their departmental capital budgets to fund an uplift. Rather than try to resolve this endless farce, the Cabinet…

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Unions rebuff Farage and say Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ champions

TUC, GMB and Unison leaders reject invitation to affiliate to Reform amid rising support for party among their members UK politics live – latest updates Major trade unions and the TUC have rebuffed Nigel Farage’s call for unions to affiliate to Reform UK, saying the party is “cosplaying” as workers’ champions and has opposed new employment rights. Farage issued a call on Tuesday for unions to attend Reform’s conference and to affiliate to the party, and he suggested one union may be on the bri

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s

Trump administration says restrictions could impose ‘disproportionate’ burden on US tech companies UK politics live – latest updates The White House has urged the UK not to impose a social media ban for under-16s, as it said restrictions could impose a “disproportionate” burden on US tech firms. In a submission to a government consultation on online safety, the US government came out against “prescribed one-size-fits-all government restrictions” and “blunt regulatory instruments” to address on

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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

Reform MPs Demand Information After ‘Attempted Beheading’ in North Belfast

One man in his 40s is in hospital and another has been arrested and is in custody after an ‘attempted beheading’ in North Belfast. DUP leader Gavin Robinson said it was a case of  “medieval, barbaric and systemic mutilation.” Nigel Farage said: “What happened in Belfast last night is horrific. The authorities must reveal the…

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BBC Politics9 Jun 2026

All in the Mind

Do we experience feelings about politics differently in the body to everyday emotions?

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Express Politics9 Jun 2026

Peers who blocked assisted dying accused of ‘destroying faith in British democracy’

MPs warned recent events around assisted dying posed a wider 'existential question' about democracy.

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Labour accuses Badenoch of wanting to ‘turn clock back’ with plan to scrap public sector equality duty – UK politics live

Technology secretary says legal requirement that protects women, older people and others from workplace discrimination is ‘really important’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the decision by some Reform UK councils to take down the Ukrainian flag was the kind of “small mistake that can break a big friendship”. The Ukrainian president made the comment in an interview with Pippa Crerar and Luke Harding. In response, Reform UK has defended the flag policy being adopted by some Reform-led councils, sayin

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Rows over defence investment plan ‘have badly harmed cabinet relations’

Sources say much delayed Dip is close to sign-off but only after some of the Labour government’s worst infighting Cabinet relations have been left badly damaged by the protracted row over the defence investment plan (Dip), according to Whitehall sources who say the standoff has led to some of the worst infighting since Labour took power. Ministers are putting the final touches on the plan, which is expected to be published in the coming weeks after departments agreed to cut their capital budgets

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Express Politics9 Jun 2026

Politics LIVE: Kemi Badenoch to make huge announcement today

Kemi Badenoch will today announce plans that should go down very well with scores of Brits.

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?

As the Makerfield byelection and a potential leadership challenge loom, there is a sense the PM is looking to create impacts that last As the weeks ticked down to her departure from Downing Street in 2019, Theresa May had a plan. Not only did she want to put a net zero target into law, but she wanted the UK to be the first major economy to do so. And that meant beating the French. “It required the machinery of government to move more quickly than the French parliament,” a No 10 official from the

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BBC Politics8 Jun 2026

All the key points from the Makerfield by-election debate

Candidates debate immigration antisocial behaviour, local identity, the cost of living and Wigan delicacies.

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