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Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Kemi Badenoch calls for MPs to return from holidays to fix huge UK crisis

Tory leader pleads for summer gathering of Parliament to ensure dangerous criminals, including rapists and killers, remain behind bars

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

Police make inquiries after Farage reports Polanski post for ‘inciting murder’

Green party leader shared picture of man wearing T-shirt with words ‘we’re only making plans for Nigel’ alongside a guillotine Police are “conducting inquiries” into an image shared by Green party leader Zack Polanski on Instagram after Reform UK reported it for “inciting murder”. The image showed a man wearing a black T-shirt with the words “we’re only making plans for Nigel”, alongside a photograph of a guillotine. Continue reading...

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Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Major police update on Nigel Farage 'guillotine' post shared by Zack Polanski

The Met Police have issued a statement after Zack Polanski shared a post on Instagram suggesting plans are being made to behead Nigel Farage.

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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026

Fit schools, hospitals and new homes with air con, say Lib Dems

The party says the country is "woefully unprepared for extreme heat", as parts of the UK prepare for another heatwave.

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Sky News Politics27 Jul 2026

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-labour-12593360?postid=12138539#liveblog-body'>Police 'conducting enquiries' after Polanski shared post appearing to threaten Farage</a>

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

Burnham’s Ukraine gambit is a symbolic start for PM who wants to look inward

New prime minister wants to focus at home, but his first week already suggests the world has other plans It took just seven days in office for Andy Burnham to meet his first world leader. As he welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a naval base in Portsmouth on Monday, the new prime minister told the Ukrainian president it was “no accident” he was his first international visitor since entering No 10. “It is intended to send a very clear message,” Burnham told him. “We are with Ukraine 100%, I am perso

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Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Count Binface issues Clacton byelection 'manifesto' and includes digs at Nigel Farage

The comedy candidate says the vote on August 13 is "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

Will Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy? – podcast

Andy Burnham’s first overseas visitor will be the Ukrainian prime minister, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a show of the UK’s ‘unwavering support’ for the country. But what else do we know about our new prime minister’s foreign policy? And, as Burnham sets out his ambitious plans for tackling the UK’s most intractable problems, including social care, what can he really do differently? Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot discuss what Burnham’s plan for change looks like Please keep sending your comments and

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Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Farage slams Polanski after sickening Instagram post and calls for him to be arrested

Zack Polanski posted a photo of a man wearing a T-shirt showing an image of a guillotine with the caption "We're only making plans for Nigel".

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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026

Reform UK reporting Green leader Zack Polanski to police over Instagram post

The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

Social care reform in England: how could we pay to fix a ‘broken system’?

Many across the political spectrum agree the system needs fixing – but there is no consensus on how to fund reform The prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said the adult social care system in England is broken and needs fixing. This is a view commonly shared by policymakers across the political spectrum, though there are sharper differences on how to pay for reform to what is widely seen as an outdated, fragile system held together by “sticking plasters and glue” and propped up by an army of unpai

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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026

Ex political advisor admits fraud over expense claims

Matthew Torbitt was working for Bury South MP Christian Wakeford at th etime of the offences.

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