BBC Politics26 May 2026
Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says doctors should routinely check on screen time and social media use when seeing younger patients.
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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.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
RestoreRemigration24/02/2026
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.
PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026
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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Express Politics26 May 2026
Forget Milburn report, this is real reason nearly one million young people are not working
OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: We don't need another report from a Blairite dinosaur to tell us things are going badly wrong in the jobs market
Conservative Home26 May 2026
Burnham’s mask is slipping
The vulnerability for him is that so many of the claims he is making are false. The post Burnham’s mask is slipping appeared first on Conservative Home.
Express Politics26 May 2026
'Astonishing!' Fury that men with multiple wives are allowed to claim extra state benefits
The Conservatives have vowed to ban husbands with multiple wives from claiming extra welfare benefits, closing a loophole that costs taxpayers thousands
Economy
Conservative Home26 May 2026
David Willetts: Forget the forays into politics, Elon Musk’s forays into space are far more significant
The sheer boldness of his vision seems far removed from modern capitalism but the technologies he has created to deliver it are of enormous value. Space X is a valued at over half of the $3b value of the top 100 companies on the London Stock Exchange. The post David Willetts: Forget the forays into politics, Elon Musk’s forays into space are far more significant appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home26 May 2026
Austen Morgan: How you stop the breakup of the United Kingdom with a slightly unpopular tool
My big idea today is: a referendum (yes, another one!) on a written constitution for the whole UK, which affirms territorial integrity and political independence. That would see off the breakup of the UK, and any risk of regional referendums in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. The post Austen Morgan: How you stop the breakup of the United Kingdom with a slightly unpopular tool appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home26 May 2026
James Ford: It’s not just ‘Lawless London’ that should concern us, but the ‘Unsafe Underground’ too
With this backdrop of anti-social behaviour, crime and public anxiety, we should not be all that surprised that TfL continues to have trouble getting passenger numbers back to pre-pandemic levels. The post James Ford: It’s not just ‘Lawless London’ that should concern us, but the ‘Unsafe Underground’ too appeared first on Conservative Home.
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BBC Politics26 May 2026
MSPs set to vote on plans for second independence referendum
John Swinney will ask Parliament to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK government to allow a referendum on independence.
Politics
The Guardian Politics26 May 2026
Heatwaves are becoming the norm. This is what Britain will look like in the year 2052 | Bill McGuire
People sleep outside because their houses are too hot to inhabit, water is scarce and supermarkets are for the wealthy If you think the temperature uncomfortable today, let me take you to the last day of July 2052, the rays of the climbing sun reveal a city still sweltering in the residual heat of the day before. From the air, London resembles a colossal refugee camp. Streets, gardens and parks are teeming with tents and cobbled-together shelters, within which the city’s residents have spent ano
The Guardian Politics26 May 2026
Andy Burnham’s (third) bid for the Labour leadership – podcast
Josh Halliday on why Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is tipped to be the future Labour leader … if he wins the Makerfield byelection The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is running in the Makerfield byelection in June. Winning a seat as an MP would open up his chance to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour party leadership. “He’s expressed multiple times that politics doesn’t work for most of the country,” the Guardian’s north of England editor, Josh Halliday, tells Nosheen Iqbal. “We l
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The Guardian Politics25 May 2026
‘A tsunami of harm’: views on tackling online safety for under-16s in the UK
Campaigners, teenagers, legislators and experts give their opinions on the government’s social media consultation Change is coming for social media platforms. The UK government’s consultation on improving online safety for children will result in some form of action being taken against big tech. Even before the deadline for submissions has passed, ministers have pledged to introduce an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s or restrictions on “addictive” features such as infinite scroll
BBC Politics25 May 2026
Education secretary to ask competition watchdog to review hidden childcare costs
Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded childcare.
Education