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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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Conservative Home28 Jul 2026

Alex Challoner: Sadiq Khan’s ‘Summer Streets’ policy is too little, too late

Sadiq Khan has left it far too late to try to salvage some sort of political legacy as a ‘fun Mayor’ now. It will take more than a few picnic tables to wipe the memory of a decade of failure in office. The post Alex Challoner: Sadiq Khan’s ‘Summer Streets’ policy is too little, too late appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics28 Jul 2026

Badenoch calls for emergency legislation to stop early release scheme

Last week Andy Burnham announced he was pausing early release plans for September after backlash from survivors and victims.

Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Zia Yusuf demands Zack Polanski’s arrest after Nigel Farage ‘death threat’

Mr Polanski agreed to be a collaborator on a post on Instagram which showed a man wearing the t-shirt.

Reform
Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham will never have a better chance to tackle welfare mountain – he must act now

OPINION - TIM NEWARK: The new Prime Minister has a unique opportunity to act while his out-of-touch, hard-left backbenchers are still onside

Defence
Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026

EXC: Burnham’s Chagos Minister Campaigned for ‘Backdoor’ Immigration Route to Britain From Diego Garcia

The lower ranks reshuffle has bedded in and we now know who will be responsible for policy on the British Overseas Territories including Chagos. Burnham has already given too much leeway to the idea of continuing Starmer’s appalling sellout deal with Mauritius… Meet new FCDO minister Uma Kumaran. Guido hadn’t heard of her either… Kumaran…

Immigration
Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Lee Anderson erupts at Polanski over 'sick' Farage 'death threat' - 'unhinged!'

The Reform MP said the post was 'sick' and 'unhinged'.

Reform
Conservative Home28 Jul 2026

Brandon To: I warned that Thames Water was about accountability, not ownership. Labour still doesn’t get it

The choice facing Conservatives is no longer between Thatcher and Attlee. It is between clinging to an outdated ownership debate, or building a twenty-first-century regulatory state that makes monopoly providers answerable to the public. The post Brandon To: I warned that Thames Water was about accountability, not ownership. Labour still doesn’t get it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Kirstie Allsopp accuses Andy Burnham of creating North-South divide

The property expert criticised council tax as unfair and stamp duty as "madness," but rejected a property-value tax as no better.

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Express Politics28 Jul 2026

French warship 'fires 17 live rounds' at British MP in English Channel

This is a breaking news story.

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