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Conservative Home3 Jun 2026

Miriam Cates: Can anything be done to stop Britain’s right-wing splintering?

We may be about to witness the costs of a split vote on the right in the Makerfield by-election later this month, where just a few thousand - or even a few hundred - votes for Rupert Lowe’s Restore could prevent Reform UK from winning the seat. The post Miriam Cates: Can anything be done to stop Britain’s right-wing splintering? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Jun 2026

Nick Austin: Why I think Andy Burnham will lose the Makerfield by-election

Successful politicians will be those who understand their communities and work alongside them. Andy Burnham has made this campaign about Andy Burnham. Makerfield voters are focused on their families, their future and their town.  That is why he is going to lose. The post Nick Austin: Why I think Andy Burnham will lose the Makerfield by-election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Mandelson messages could form a manual in the dark arts of wielding power and keeping it

Files shed light on how the Labour grandee juggled patrons and supplicants using flattery, fury and contempt for three decades Political analysts have been frustrated by the mass redactions in the Mandelson files published on Monday: with so much obscured, many serious questions remain unanswered. But step aside from the vetting debate, and the files do shed light on another matter: how Peter Mandelson wields power, and how effectively he uses communication as a tool for maintaining it. Over the

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael Behr

It will take more than blokeish affability to reach across the Brexit faultline that scars British politics Andy Burnham’s stint as health secretary in the final year of Gordon Brown’s government was not especially memorable, although one observation from a senior civil servant in the department at the time has stuck in my mind. Working for Burnham, I was told, felt like “revising for exams with a mate who might turn to you and say: ‘shall we sack this off for a bit and play football instead?’”

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Nicola Sturgeon’s ex and his £400,000 shopping spree

Fast cars, luxury watches – and, of course, that motorhome: the list of what former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell bought with embezzled funds is dizzying. Severin Carrell reports. As chief executive of the SNP Peter Murrell was an extraordinarily influential politician. Along with former SNP leader Alex Salmond he helped turn the party into an election-winning machine. And he married the woman who would increase its popularity even further – Nicola Sturgeon. Then came the news he had admitte

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The Guardian Politics2 Jun 2026

GPs in England too ‘overloaded’ to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs

NHS bosses giving evidence to public accounts committee admit current position is unacceptable GPs in England are so “overloaded” that they cannot help older people who are at risk of falling in what NHS bosses accept is an unacceptable failure of care, the House of Commons’ public accounts committee has said. Pressure on GPs’ time has intensified as a result of the government’s decision to give patients online access to their services, according to a report by the influential cross-party group

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Sky News Politics2 Jun 2026

Warning over US tech firm's 'unacceptable' role in Britain

Britain's reliance on US tech firm Palantir in transforming public services is an "unacceptable point of weakness" that could leave people's private information "at the mercy" of foreign actors, MPs have warned.

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Express Politics2 Jun 2026

Petition to call a general election passes huge milestone but STILL won’t be debated

The Government has rebuffed the call, insisting that the Prime Minister can call a vote 'at a time of their choosing'

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BBC Politics2 Jun 2026

Reform Makerfield candidate admits making 'crass' comments in past

Robert Kenyon says he was not involved in politics when he made remarks unearthed during the campaign.

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BBC Politics2 Jun 2026

Reform Makerfield candidate admits making 'crass' comments in past

Robert Kenyon says he was not involved in politics when he made remarks unearthed during the campaign.

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BBC Politics2 Jun 2026

Reform Makerfield candidate admits making 'crass' comments in past

Robert Kenyon says he was not involved in politics when he made remarks unearthed during the campaign.

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The Guardian Politics2 Jun 2026

Losing votes to Restore, Farage seizes a golden opportunity to bring racists back into the fold

Mark Nowak had asked for his son’s murder not to be used to spread division. But Nige is just not the kind of guy to miss out The email invitation arrived shortly after 7am. Nigel Farage would be making an “address to the nation” an hour later. The grandiosity. The self-importance. An address to the nation is something usually delivered by the monarch or the prime minister during an emergency. Not from a leader of a political party with just eight MPs. There again, pomposity is now Nige’s last r

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