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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves may be unpopular, but she is quietly rebalancing UK plc

Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growth An air of unreality settled on a Westminster conference room last week, as Rachel Reeves, upbeat in a powder pink power suit, gave a speech about boosting jobs and growth along the “OxCam corridor”. “If we get this right, working together, this corridor will not just compete globally, it will lead globally. We can do that together!” she told the audience of investors, po

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

Delays to defence investment plan have damaged UK’s credibility, say MPs

Committee calls for apology from government amid reports navy’s hunter-killer submarines are all docked A parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending has made scathing comments about the impact of delays in the publication of the government’s defence investment plan (Dip). The Dip, originally expected last autumn, has been repeatedly postponed amid warnings that the military faces a huge funding gap over the next four years. It is due to be published before a Nato summit early next

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

Police wanted to release statement during trial of Henry Nowak’s killer – UK politics live

The local police force wanted to address what it described as online ‘disinformation’ during active court proceedings against Vickrum Digwa, a report said Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The justice secretary, David Lammy, is being interviewed by the BBC and Sky News this morning and will likely be asked about the future of police reform in the wake of the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak. The case has come under fresh scrutiny today with a report in the Sunday Tim

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The Guardian Politics6 Jun 2026

Starmer to host Zelenskyy and EU leaders for Ukraine talks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend meeting along with French president Macron and German chancellor Merz Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for talks in Downing Street on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader will visit the UK with the French president and German chancellor after a week of heightened hostilities and Vladimir Putin’s rejection of his proposal of face-to-face talks on Moscow’s war. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics6 Jun 2026

Leaked WhatsApps, embarrassing emails: it’s bad for British politics that privacy is now dead | Simon Jenkins

The principle underlying the release of the Mandelson papers is that officials are always ‘on the record’ – but our leaders must be able to speak their minds freely Did you know a Cabinet Office minister commiserated with Peter Mandelson on his being sacked as ambassador to Washington, saying that he was “so sorry”? How could Darren Jones possibly sympathise with a friend who lost his job? Yet his sympathy was not even on the public record, in the 1500 pages of new revelations about the Mandelso

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Thames Water should be nationalised, says Andy Burnham

Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bid Thames Water should be nationalised, Andy Burnham has said, revealing public ownership of water companies would “absolutely be an option” under his potential leadership of the Labour party. Burnham, Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, has previously called for “greater public control” over the companies. In an interview with the Guardian, he h

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Chagossians urge UK to complete islands’ handover to Mauritius

Delegation of Chagos refugees visiting Britain says issue has been ‘hijacked within the halls’ of politics A Chagossian delegation visiting the UK has urged parliamentarians to complete stalled legislation to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which they say has been “hijacked within the halls” of UK politics. The six-person contingent from the Chagos Refugees Group expressed their full support for the UK to conclude an agreement after the government was forced to shelve legislation when the

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Martin Rowson on the political response to Henry Nowak’s murder – cartoon

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus | Jonathan Freedland

Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope When the anniversary comes, later this month, few will be in the mood to look back. All the political talk will be of the Makerfield byelection, of the future of this government and this prime minister. And yet, it would be wise to reflect on what happened on 23 June 2016 – if only because the choices Keir Starmer and his would-be successors face, indeed the entir

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Burnham pledges business rate cuts for pubs, cafes and other small businesses

Greater Manchester mayor’s proposals amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has proposed a 20% cut to business rates for pubs with many smaller, family-run enterprises taken out of paying the levy altogether, in his first major policy initiative during the Makerfield byelection. Burnham’s plans amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area, with the Greater Manchester mayor saying: “Labour have got

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

UK-EU ‘reset’ summit may still happen next month despite delay speculation

EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be in July but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlocked UK politics live – latest updates The EU has said Keir Starmer’s upcoming summit “resetting” the UK-Europe relationship may still happen in July, amid growing fears it could be postponed to the autumn as talks over youth mobility remain deadlocked. “The summit is supposed to be mid-July but at the moment it could be put back to after the summer,” said one EU diplomat. Continue r

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Peer ‘shocked’ that watchdog had not established Andrew’s property income

Margaret Hodge concerned over use of taxpayers’ money after revelations about former prince’s subletting UK politics live – latest updates A former chair of an influential parliamentary committee said it was “shocking” that the public spending watchdog had not established Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s income from subletting properties. Dame Margaret Hodge, who previously led the public accounts committee told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme she was “very concerned” that the National Audit Office

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