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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent argued in person about Iran war, sources say

UK chancellor said to have told US treasury secretary she did not like his tone during meeting in Washington in April UK politics live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates Rachel Reeves had an angry exchange with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent, in Washington last month over the war in Iran, sources have said, in the latest sign of the deepening tensions between the two countries. The chancellor and the US treasury secretary argued in person during the spring meetings of the I

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

Rise in bond yields due to fuel prices and political stability concerns will eat away at Rachel Reeves’s fiscal headroom Business live – latest updates The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998, amid rising fuel prices and concerns about political stability. The yield – effectively the interest rate – on 30-year UK government bonds (gilts) hit 5.76% at lunchtime on Tuesday, up 0.11 percentage points – exceeding the 27-year high reached last autumn.

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

No10 Claims “Progress” on Migration as Small Boat Arrivals Set to Hit 200,000 in Eight Years

Downing Street has insisted the government is “making progress” on tackling illegal migration, even as the number of small boat migrants is set to cross a whopping 200,000 since records began eight years ago. The Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing of political hacks this afternoon: “The previous government left our borders in…

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Labour MPs plot to oust Starmer within hours of Thursday's local election results

Furious backbenchers set to call on unpopular PM to quit as rivals plan his downfall

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Green Activists Privately Promote Conspiracy Theory on Golders Green Attack

Green Party activists have spent the weekend sharing a letter-writing campaign based on the conspiracy that there has been zero reporting about Essa Suleiman’s third non-Jewish alleged victim. They were later joined on the bandwagon by senior party leadership… The letter-writing campaign is titled: “UK Govt’s Racist Double Standard Must Be Challenged by MPs re…

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BBC Politics5 May 2026

What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?

Everyone voting in person in the local elections in England on 7 May will have to show valid photo ID.

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Sky News Politics5 May 2026

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Is Donald Trump doing a better job than Keir Starmer? Vote now

The Prime Minister is reportedly under growing pressure for his own MPs after U-turns and the Peter Mandelson scandal.

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Starmer: Iran’s Attempts to Stir Up Antisemitism “Will Not Be Tolerated”

Starmer in Downing Street this morning: “Security is essential, but that is not enough. We must also deal with the forces that drive this hatred in the first place, so we’re confronting them directly. One of the lines of inquiry is whether a foreign state has been behind some of these incidents. We’re investigating, of…

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Reform UK’s immigration policies are a significant risk to the UK economy | Sushil Wadhwani

An exodus of workers will be damaging – and electoral change might help Britain escape instability and low growth While all eyes are on the Middle East and the risk of a global recession, a possible scenario with significant downside risk for the UK economy after the next general election is building: the impact of anti-immigration policies. We do not know enough about the actual policy changes a Reform UK-led government would impose, but if we get forced repatriation (including of some who were

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

POLL: Three in Five Muslim Voters Would Vote for Gaza Independent to Stop Labour

Gaza ranks above the economy in determining how Muslim voters in Britain will vote, according to polling conducted by JL Partners for think tank Policy Exchange. Polling shows differences in political attitudes which have grown very stark indeed: 60% of British Muslim respondents would consider voting for a pro-Gaza independent candidate specifically to prevent Labour…

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Communities secretary Steve Reed urges MPs not to move against Keir Starmer and says most people are ‘sick and tired of all this psychodrama’ Labour should not be “doomscrolling” through leaders like the Conservatives, the communities secretary, Steve Reed, has said, urging MPs not to move against Keir Starmer after the May elections. MPs who fear Starmer cannot lead the party into the next general election because of his unpopularity are understood to have been discussing whether to lay out a t

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