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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

There was only one contest this week. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Westmorland and Furness. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Jessaline Caine: One issue should unite the Right – tackling and ending the grooming gang scandal

Victims need evidence, prosecutions, proper safeguarding, transparent data and accountability for the adults who failed them. They were not symbols, slogans or props in someone else’s political war. They were children. And the adults failed them. The post Jessaline Caine: One issue should unite the Right – tackling and ending the grooming gang scandal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Tories Instruct Personnel Not to Attack Andy Burnham

CCHQ has instructed personnel not to attack Burnham or do any work on Makerfield. Leaving that to Reform… Co-conspirators may have noticed that the Tories have gone light-touch on the Manchester mayor. Guido hears personal advisers to shadow ministers have been instructed to leave him and the by-election alone for now. Separately Guido has reported…

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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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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Number Ten ‘Rejects’ US Administration’s Call to End Two-Tier Policing in Britain

At the lobby briefing of political journalists Starmer’s spokesman said the government ‘rejects’ a call from the US State Department last night to bring an end to two-tier policing. Special relationship latest… Last night Marco Rubio’s department issued the following statement: “Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline. They must be…

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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘His heart’s in Manchester’ ‘It’s a stepping stone for him’ – My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election

This week we conducted focus groups in the Makerfield constituency among previous Labour voters weighing up the decision: whether to send Andy Burnham to parliament or switch to Reform UK. The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘His heart’s in Manchester’ ‘It’s a stepping stone for him’ – My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics5 Jun 2026

POLL: Should the Home Office know where illegal migrants are at all times?

MPs described the situation as "shocking and unacceptable" and called for a complete overhaul of the way failed asylum seekers are monitored once their claims have been rejected.

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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election?

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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election?

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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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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

MPs Find £5 Billion Asylum System Has No Clear Goals Despite Labour ‘Overhaul’

A report by the Public Accounts Committee of MPs has blasted the government for failing to say what the asylum system is “trying to achieve, or how success would be judged.” Despite all the talk… The asylum system was found to cost the Home Office and MoJ around £4.9 billion in 2024-25 (including £2.7 billion…

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

No 10 says Starmer ‘will not walk away’ if Burnham officially enters Labour leadership contest - UK politics live

Downing Street responded after Andy Burnham publicly admitted that he would consider launching a bid to become Labour leader ‘I wouldn’t flinch’: Burnham on social care, markets, Brexit – and the prospect of a general election Hello and welcome to our UK politics blog. David Lammy has come out in support of the prime minister, saying Keir Starmer would fight in a leadership contest after Andy Burnham said he would join one if elected an MP. Continue reading...

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