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Sky News Politics27 Jul 2026

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-labour-12593360?postid=12138539#liveblog-body'>Police 'conducting enquiries' after Polanski shared post appearing to threaten Farage</a>

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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026

Reform UK reporting Green leader Zack Polanski to police over Instagram post

The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.

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Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Setting violent criminals free is no laughing matter – but as usual joke's on the public

OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood were caught joking about the Government's early release scheme... but the left is always soft on crime.

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide

Torbitt admits to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expenses A GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation to his parliamentary expenses when he was a Labour aide. Matthew Torbitt, a prominent political commentator who once described himself as “Britain’s favourite lefty”, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at a hearing at Thames magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians? | Zoe Williams

From BBC drama The Rapture on the climate crisis to Apple’s Criminal Record on the rise of the far right, culture often sees what politics fails to In the BBC’s new apocalypse drama, The Rapture, the UK is engulfed in a terrifying heatwave. I watched a preview of the programme in May, while preparing to interview the lead actor Ruth Madeley. I thought at the time: “This will be much more frightening when it chimes with the real life weather, bad luck for them that it’s not coming out for a coupl

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Express Politics26 Jul 2026

Police waste £631m on DEI woke nonsense - and it gets even worse

Cops forked out at least £631 million on diversity, equality and inclusion activities over the last six years, a report by Policy Exchange estimated.

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Express Politics26 Jul 2026

Cops blow £631m on diversity 'obsession' instead of fighting crime: bombshell report

Cops forked out at least £631 million on diversity, equality and inclusion activities over the last six years, a report by Policy Exchange estimated.

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Express Politics26 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham under pressure as grieving family of murdered son speak out

A grieving father is calling on the Prime Minister to do something about the probation system.

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The Guardian Politics26 Jul 2026

Birmingham council accused of giving ‘free rein’ to group erecting England flags

Campaigners call for injunction against Raise the Colours, which is accused of spreading anti-immigration rhetoric Birmingham residents have accused the local council and police of “dragging their heels” and giving “free rein” to a group responsible for erecting flags across the city. Raise the Colours, which describes itself as a grassroots movement, has been placing union jack and St George’s cross flags on lamp-posts, roundabouts and other public infrastructure since last summer. Continue re

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The Guardian Politics26 Jul 2026

Am I a chicken-shop lefty? Here's what a French fast food row taught me about politics | Coco Khan

Feathers are flying over the halal chicken chain Master Poulet opening a branch in gentrified Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine – it’s an issue of wealth and class we know only too well How do you like your progressive politics? Are you net-zero left or anti-identity politics left? A “legalising drugs” kind of radical or someone whose public sector solidarity includes police? Nato or Nat-no? The reputation for infighting in lefty spaces – where policy disagreements harden into personal tests of morality – ne

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The Guardian Politics25 Jul 2026

Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian

Scotland Yard is looking at two £250,000 donations to the party by Britain Means Business before the 2024 election Payments to Reform UK first revealed by the Guardian are now being investigated by the Metropolitan police. The inquiry is scrutinising payments made to the party via a company controlled by its deputy leader, Richard Tice. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes25 Jul 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 1,036,792 visitors visited 994,623 times viewing 915,334 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: EXC: Andrew Pierce Leaves Daily Mail HOT MIC: Mahmood & Streeting Joke About Letting Prisoners Out Early WATCH: Woman Crashes Car After Shouting “W*nker” at Nigel Farage EXC: Burnham Took Prime Ministerial Jet to…

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