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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Who is Josh Simons - and why has the ex minister resigned?

Josh Simons may not be well known outside of Westminster, but his name has generated much controversy in recent weeks - and now he has resigned.

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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

Trump: I Will Never Hesitate to Confront Threats to America

Last night Donald Trump gave his first official State of the Union address of his second term to declare “our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.” It was the longest ever State of the Union address at 110 minutes… Trump promised he “will never hesitate to confront threats to America…

Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

The dogged art of making yourself heard when people say they’re not listening

Take a lesson from my driving instructor: 'Take space to make space.' The art of being heard by people who don't want to listen takes determined calm not frustration. It requires seizing the moment, a tactical swallow of humility and then to “KBO” re-stating your case. The post The dogged art of making yourself heard when people say they’re not listening appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer just proved he doesn't give a stuff about UK – he's gone begging to Europe

OPINION - AARON NEWBURY: Labour begging to remain in the 'Made in Europe' club is proof that they don't give a stuff about the UK

Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

John Redwood: This is a Government of the lawyers, by the lawyers, for the lawyers. Chagos proves it

Keir Starmer, a former government lawyer approaches problems by asking what the law, Treaties and internal law requires him to do. The problem is the lawyers helping him often seem to give bad advice, advice which is also unpopular with the public. The post John Redwood: This is a Government of the lawyers, by the lawyers, for the lawyers. Chagos proves it appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Scarlett Maguire: Trump is now underwater on immigration. What can UK politicians learn from this?

Trump has an outsized importance on British voters’ psyche, and as the past 14 months have progressed much of the public appear increasingly wary of anything that seems to too closely mimic Trump’s America. The post Scarlett Maguire: Trump is now underwater on immigration. What can UK politicians learn from this? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Malcom Gooderham: The resistible rise of Green fascism must not be ignored

The Green wave of anti-Israeli activity is a salutary reminder of an uncomfortable political truth, those on the far Left do not see Jews as a minority worthy of their support. Instead they prefer to isolate and even intimidate them. The post Malcom Gooderham: The resistible rise of Green fascism must not be ignored appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

The PM who turned PI: why is Gordon Brown delving so deep into the Epstein files?

Brown is said to be driven by moral anger but insiders suggest he may feel guilty for bringing Peter Mandelson back into government Before Gordon Brown sent a draft of his 6 February comment piece on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal to the Guardian for publication, he asked friends whether he had gone too far. The former prime minister had written that he found it “hard to find words to express my revulsion at what has been uncovered about Epstein and his impact on our politics” and the “time is over

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

From Trump’s Maga to Farage’s Reform, they’re all following Putin’s nationalism playbook | Rafael Behr

Reform is promising a ‘patriotic school curriculum’ – but what does that mean? In the end it comes down to submission to the leader In September 2022, seven months into an all-out war in Ukraine that was only supposed to last a few weeks, Russian schoolchildren started compulsory patriotism lessons. Since then, Monday mornings have been set aside for “conversations about what is important” – a class on the glories of national history; western perfidy; the virtue of self-sacrifice for the Motherl

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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Chris Mason: MPs take a new tone on Andrew – but how big is their appetite for radical changes?

It was quite a moment when Sir Chris Bryant called the former prince "rude, arrogant and entitled" in the House of Commons, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Chris Mason: MPs take a new tone on Andrew – but how big is their appetite for radical changes?

It was quite a moment when Sir Chris Bryant called the former prince "rude, arrogant and entitled" in the House of Commons, the BBC's political editor writes.

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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Police conclude searches at Andrew's former residence

Searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former Windsor residence in relation to an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office have concluded, police have said.

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