BBC Politics7 Aug 2026
Badenoch pens letter to Clacton ahead of by-election
The Tories are not standing in next week's election, triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation.
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The Guardian Politics7 Aug 2026
A ‘Keminaissance’ for the Tories is wishful thinking – Badenoch’s Reform-lite summer will only end one way | Jonathan Freedland
Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes The Keminaissance will be delayed. For nearly a year, Conservative optimists and a clutch of supportive pundits have been forecasting an upturn in the fortunes of Kemi Badenoch, confident that her party will emerge from the crater it fell into in 2024, overtake Reform UK to become once again the main party of the right and, who knows, maybe, w
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Guido Fawkes7 Aug 2026
Reform Launches High Court Action Against NCA Over Alleged Banking Leaks
Reform’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice has announced on TalkTV that the party is launching High Court action against the National Crime Agency over the alleged leaking of private banking data: “Nigel and I believe that the National Crime Agency have committed multiple criminal offences… they leaked copies and details of individual bank statements, bank transfers,…
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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026
Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests
The Conservatives lost two seats to Reform UK in King's Lynn & West Norfolk and a seat to the Green Party in Reigate and Banstead. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Express Politics7 Aug 2026
Kemi Badenoch says Nigel Farage is woke - what does she mean?
This is an audacious move by a Tory leader on a mission to convince Britons Nigel Farage's party cannot be trusted with power, writes David Williamson
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The Guardian Politics7 Aug 2026
What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis
The former UK minister discovers how apprenticeships and support networks helped slash Ireland’s Neet rate English primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment Alan Milburn is guiding a metal loop along the serpentine wire of an electrical buzzer game as he explains the challenge of Britain’s youth jobs crisis. “We have got more than a million young people not in education, employment or training (Neet). Crisis is an over-used word – but this is a crisis.” On
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The Guardian Politics7 Aug 2026
As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi | Simon Hart
My party has seen difficult times – but with a few canny moves the leader is finally cutting through, and there are clear signs of recovery Something is afoot. The bookies can feel it. “Badenoch overtakes Farage as favourite to be next prime minister,” was the word from betting website William Hill this week. Let me tell you what is happening. This is a challenging political time. Even today, there is controversy for Kemi Badenoch to deal with. But as a Conservative it seems to me that in the pa
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Express Politics6 Aug 2026
Labour civil war explodes as MP threatens to SUE rival
Karl Turner led internal resistance to reforms by then-justice secretary David Lammy that would have removed the right to jury trial for many offences carrying sentences of under three years.
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Express Politics6 Aug 2026
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage fighting each other only helps Andy Burnham
Infighting between parties on the right shows they have forgotten the real threat, argues Aaron Newbury
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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026
Burnham Scrambles to Close Rape Gang Early Release Loophole
Andy Burnham has ordered the Ministry of Justice to comb through paper records to exclude any rape gang offenders from walking free from prison early, after The Times reported some were inexplicably not excluded from the early release scheme. The ‘Roll-Royce’ British state in action… Burnham announced on Tuesday that anyone convicted of rape, serious…
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BBC Politics6 Aug 2026
The serial candidates standing against Farage in the Clacton by-election
BBC Verify takes a look at the serial candidates standing in Clacton, how they fared in previous elections, and whether they have ever won enough votes to get their deposits back.
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BBC Politics6 Aug 2026
The serial candidates standing against Farage in the Clacton by-election
BBC Verify takes a look at the serial candidates standing in Clacton, how they fared in previous elections, and whether they have ever won enough votes to get their deposits back.
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