BBC Politics28 Jul 2026
Powell says student loan system at top of in-tray
She says she stands by past comments that the interest charged on Plan 2 loans is "egregious".
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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026
Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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BBC Politics28 Jul 2026
Fake sex images of MP are 'gross violation', court told
Lowestoft MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok for damages in the High Court.
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BBC Politics28 Jul 2026
Fake sex images of MP are 'gross violation', court told
Lowestoft MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok for damages in the High Court.
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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026
Education Secretary Says Spelling and Grammar Tests Are Too ‘Obscure’ and Takes Aim at Exams and Ofsted
The Education Secretary Lucy Powell is back from holiday and has given her first interview to the BBC’s Matt Chorley. A disaster… Here are the lines: Powell is anti-exams: “And it’s a lot, isn’t it? It’s a lot of pressure. Is it too many? Well, we’ve just had, the government’s just had this sort of…
Education
Conservative Home28 Jul 2026
Luke Robert Black: £3.8bn could be spent on the NHS. Kemi should spend that on investors instead
Much of this is challenging to communicate to a country which has a very low risk appetite for investing in the first place, and a media environment that often frames business profits as an exclusively negative thing. No one likes the establishment doing better – it’s all Reform and the Greens seem to talk about nowadays. The post Luke Robert Black: £3.8bn could be spent on the NHS. Kemi should spend that on investors instead appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026
Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner
Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes it’s a Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed The campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant banner it displayed in Parliament Square saying “Yes it’s a Genocide” was seized by Greater London Authority officials and destroyed. Representatives of the GLA arrived on the scene in central London and confiscated the 40-metre by 40-metre banner after it was unfurled on 4 December 2024, just over a ye
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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026
Streeting and Hegseth Meeting Cancelled
After proposals were mooted for a special conference in London this week and a meeting between Wes Streeting and Pete Hegseth, it won’t go ahead. A defence source told Nick Watt: “The UK remains committed to protecting freedom of navigation and safeguarding commercial shipping across the Gulf region. The Defence Secretary has been having constructive…
Defence
Express Politics28 Jul 2026
Nightmare for Andy Burnham as he faces Labour rebellion over welfare
Left-wing MPs have issued a warning to the Prime Minister
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Conservative Home28 Jul 2026
Oliver Rose: The Ukrainian question has a simple answer – peace through victory
Victory must therefore mean more than military success. It must mean rebuilding Ukraine as a confident democracy, supporting justice through lawful international institutions, encouraging a more democratic future for Russia, strengthening Europe's collective security, and ensuring that the mistakes of the past are not repeated. The post Oliver Rose: The Ukrainian question has a simple answer – peace through victory appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026
Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’ A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim. The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted
Immigration
BBC Politics28 Jul 2026
French patrol boat heard firing shots during interview
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview.
Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026
London Green Councillor Advises Illegal Immigrants on How to Avoid the Police
A Green councillor in Deptford who described David Lammy and Priti Patel as “coconuts” on X is now advising wanted residents on how to avoid the police. Keeping busy… Hau-Yu Tam is a councillor in Green-led Lewisham. Mayor Liam Shrivastava has pledged to twin it with a town in Palestine. It is also the first…
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