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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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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

Downing Street hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after Vance's Nowak post

The US vice president wrote the "only response is righteous anger" when referring to Henry Nowak's death on X.

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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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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

Fake videos of actors target Armenia election

Actors have had their voices cloned by an AI fueled disinformation campaign that's targeting Armenia.

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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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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

Sikh MPs say Nowak murder was not about their religion

11 Sikh MPs say the killing was about "a man carrying an offensive weapon and committing a brutal murder".

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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

Sikh MPs say Nowak murder was not about their religion

11 Sikh MPs say the killing was about "a man carrying an offensive weapon and committing a brutal murder".

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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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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Burnham Refuses to Say Why He’d Be Better Than Starmer & Fails to Name the Fiscal Rules

Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire spoke with Andy Burnham: Victoria Derbyshire: Why do you believe you would be a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer? Andy Burnham: I am not getting into that. Victoria Derbyshire: Why not? Andy Burnham: I am fully focused on this by-election… Because it’s disrespectful actually to the decision that people here are making. I’m making no…

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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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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

COMING SOON: Who Will Win the Makerfield By-Election?

Guido’s Adam Cherry has trekked up to Makerfield ahead of the by-election. The full video is coming next week. Subscribe to Guido’s YouTube channel to be the first to see it…

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