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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Fury as Keir Starmer 'misled' MPs over defence spending - 'Labour lies!'

Sir Keir's comments to the UKSA committee had been "incorrect and misleading".

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Warning that councils flouting single-sex spaces rules face legal action

Councils refusing to follow the law risk legal action, the head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has declared

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Lee Anderson rages over 'instruction manual' for migrants as he turns on French police

Handheld leaflets available in 16 languages, including Arabic, Pashto and Farsi, warn asylum seekers to avoid windy conditions, dodge cargo ships and to stay in their boats

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Conservative Home5 Aug 2026

Rafe Fletcher: In defence of the strongman leader

If we call out narcissism in pantomime “strongmen” villains, we must recognise the same in “empathetic” leaders. Both mould the office to their own personalities. The leader becomes the arbiter of truth. Lee’s “iron” provides the obstinacy that separates the two. The post Rafe Fletcher: In defence of the strongman leader appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Miliband Says Anti-Trident Pro-Chagos Surrender Lawyer Is “Ideal Candidate” for International Court of Justice

Ed Miliband – who is now heading to DC to meet with Rubio – found time yesterday to record a video showering a former Corbyn adviser who opposed the UK’s claim to the Chagos Islands with praise. Welcome to Ed’s Foreign Office… Dapo Akande was put forward for election to the International Court of Justice…

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BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Government to prioritise job creation in awarding public contracts under new rules

The changes are part of government efforts to tackle the youth unemployment crisis.

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

No10 Walks Back Justice Ministers’ Epstein Inquiry Claims

According to Sky News, No10 is not ‘actively considering’ a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and his UK sex trafficking, despite two justice ministers saying in the last twelve hours that it was on the cards. Alex Davies-Jones claimed Burnham was “looking into it” last night, with Jake Richards doubling down just this morning. Here…

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Labour civil war erupts as Andy Burnham slammed over holiday after just two weeks on job

A senior Labour backbencher has warned the Prime Minister that he will "come to regret" taking a holiday so soon into the job.

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The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and drawn response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero “Nobody can deny that the UK is getting warmer and high temperatures are becoming a clear threat to homes, nature and food security,” read the lengthy news report, which explored the devastating effect of British wildfires on families in recent years. The article’s conclusions, written after the wildfires in Suffolk last week, were no surprise given the UK’s changing climate. However, the fa

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The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

Bank battle: history suggests Burnham faces fight if he opts for windfall tax

As lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on households It has been a stellar week for UK banks. Fuelled by high interest rates and market turbulence rippling out from the US war on Iran, major lenders have revealed soaring half-year profits that allowed bosses to boost bonus pots and give billions of pounds to shareholders. Collectively, the UK’s four largest lenders – HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds – reported £29.2bn in profits over the fi

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Food price warning as UK braces for 'worst harvest on record'

Extreme weather, driven by climate change, has decimated crops across Britain and Europe this summer

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Pet owners warned over flea treatments – 'sales should be banned'

Intensive use on animals is 'unnecessary and environmentally damaging', say peers

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