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The Guardian Politics25 May 2026

UK’s higher-earning immigrants may be driven out by tougher rules, report suggests

Figures raise questions over ministers’ plans to raise qualifying period for settled status from five years to 10 Higher-earning immigrants are less likely to remain in the UK long-term and could be further deterred from staying by the government’s planned crackdown on settlement rights, analysis has revealed. A report from the Migration Advisory Committee’s , Who Stays, Who Leaves?, follows about 900,000 journeys between 2014 and 2024. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics25 May 2026

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admits embezzling party funds

Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, is remanded in custody after he pleads guilty to misappropriating more than £400,000.

BBC Politics25 May 2026

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in custody after admitting £400,000 embezzlement

The estranged husband of former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon is remanded in custody after pleading guilty.

The Guardian Politics25 May 2026

Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’ Labour has failed to tackle soaring youth unemployment and must launch a “system reset” involving a fresh attempt to overhaul health and disability benefits, a report commissioned by the government is to warn. Alan Milburn, who is leading a review into why almost a million young people are not in education or work, said ministers had so far responded with a series of disjointed jobs p

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Conservative Home25 May 2026

Sanjit Nagi: There’s a strong case for opting for a policy of National preference – just ask Joseph

Today, we could do worse than to summon the intellectual spirit of Joseph Chamberlain—with the aim of securing the British peoples’ and nation’s interests. The post Sanjit Nagi: There’s a strong case for opting for a policy of National preference – just ask Joseph appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics25 May 2026

The questions raised by the Peter Murrell embezzlement controversy

Thecase has been hanging over the SNP like a toxic cloud since the police investigation began five years ago.

Crime
The Guardian Politics25 May 2026

A Britain where people cannot afford to raise children? We see that risk, and won’t let it happen | Bridget Phillipson

We are spending billions to help families with childcare, but I fear profiteers are denying them the full benefit. I’ll put a stop to that Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents Britain is facing a family crisis that politicians do not talk about nearly enough. Birthrates are now the lowest since records began. More and more young people are delaying having children – or deciding they simply cannot afford to have a family at all. When you look at the cost

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The Guardian Politics25 May 2026

Reform MP refuses to say whether Farage should produce evidence for Russian hack claim

Danny Kruger says matter is ‘private’, after party leader claimed hack was behind Guardian story about £5m gift A senior Reform UK figure has refused to call on the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, to hand evidence to the UK’s security services to support his claim he was hacked by Russian agents. Farage has come under mounting pressure to substantiate the claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure published by the Guardian last month of a £5m gift he had received from the

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The Guardian Politics25 May 2026

Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Burnham in Makerfield byelection

Far-right party set up by former Reform MP appears to be taking some support from Farage Andy Burnham is unlikely to be Elon Musk’s first pick to be prime minister of the UK. But an intervention by the US tech billionaire on behalf of a far-right offshoot of Reform UK is one of several signs that a divided right wing could deliver the Makerfield seat to the Manchester mayor. On 18 June, Burnham will fight a byelection in Greater Manchester, and polls have him only slightly ahead of Reform’s cand

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BBC Politics25 May 2026

Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls

The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.

Conservative Home25 May 2026

James Mahone: The £4.6 Billion of public money distributed by Arts Council England and the questions nobody is asking

Public trust depends on transparency. We currently have billions of pounds of our money being distributed by an institution that is refusing to explain decision making patterns. The refusal also included not disclosing even coded or anonymised rejection reasoning. The post James Mahone: The £4.6 Billion of public money distributed by Arts Council England and the questions nobody is asking appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics25 May 2026

Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400k from party

Peter Murrell arrived at the High Court on Monday wearing a black suit with a black tie.

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