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Express Politics27 May 2026

Tony Blair is the ghost Labour MPs want to go away – and he's absolutely spot-on

OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: Whatever Ministers think of Blair, it had to hurt reading his latest intervention.

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Conservative Home27 May 2026

Katie Lam: Price controls set by Governments have a very long and dismal history of failure

If the Government actually wanted to bring down prices, they could start with energy prices by opening up drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea. They could cut back on some of the absurd regulations on businesses and roll back the disastrous rise in National Insurance for employers. The post Katie Lam: Price controls set by Governments have a very long and dismal history of failure appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home27 May 2026

Ranj Alaaldin: Why Kemi should lead the Tories into the next two elections

The surest way to lose the electorate is to repeat the mistake of believing that a different face at the despatch box will save the party. Let Kemi finish the job of rebuilding and rehabilitating the party, and to give voters a reason to come home. The post Ranj Alaaldin: Why Kemi should lead the Tories into the next two elections appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 May 2026

Clark Vasey: Why winning a London council seat reinforces my belief in blue collar Conservatism

Ours was a relentlessly anti-Labour campaign. Even when our canvassing results showed us losing votes to Reform, we did not shift our focus from Labour. We didn’t attack Reform or change our leaflets to make them the threat in the hope of picking up voters from elsewhere. The post Clark Vasey: Why winning a London council seat reinforces my belief in blue collar Conservatism appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics27 May 2026

Prosecution to open case against ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in sex abuse trial

The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.

The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? | George Monbiot

Tearing up planning and using protest laws to criminalise local people – this isn’t how to build the broad consent needed We will not persuade. We will not explain. We will not listen. We know best and we will force you to comply. This, I’m sorry to say, is how the government’s climate policy works. Or rather, how it doesn’t. Because nothing could be better calculated to alienate the people you need to reach than climate authoritarianism. Three astonishing things are happening simultaneously. On

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Speed up £250 cap on leasehold ground rent, MPs urge

A committee of MPs says leaseholders have been waiting too long for governments to tackle the issue.

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Speed up £250 cap on leasehold ground rent, MPs urge

A committee of MPs says leaseholders have been waiting too long for governments to tackle the issue.

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Better WiFi for hundreds of trains under government plans

Campaigners welcome the move but say passengers are mostly worried about train fares and delays.

BBC Politics26 May 2026

Better WiFi for hundreds of trains under government plans

Campaigners welcome the move but say passengers are mostly worried about train fares and delays.

Express Politics26 May 2026

Outrage as Labour hands over more taxpayer cash to Mauritius: 'Beggars belief'

Critics have accused the Government of prioritising overseas spending while British families struggle with rising food inflation and energy bills.

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair

The ex-Labour PM says Sir Keir Starmer's government is in the "wrong position" ahead of the next election.

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